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BJP MP Locket Chatterjee tests positive for coronavirus 

Chatterjee, who left her acting career to join politics, is the Lok Sabha MP from Hooghly in West Bengal.

Published: 03rd July 2020 05:25 PM  |   Last Updated: 03rd July 2020 05:25 PM   |  A+A A-

BJP MP from Hooghly Locket Chatterjee speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Budget Session of Parliament in New Delhi

BJP MP from Hooghly Locket Chatterjee (File Photo| LSTV screengrab)

By PTI

KOLKATA: BJP MP Locket Chatterjee on Friday said she has tested positive for COVID-19.

In a tweet, the general secretary of the BJP's West Bengal unit said she has a mild fever.

"I have tested positive for Covid19 this morning, having mild fever and was in self-isolation for the past one week. I will keep everyone posted. All is well," she said.

Chatterjee, who left her acting career to join politics, is the Lok Sabha MP from Hooghly in West Bengal.

The number of active COVID-19 cases in the state crossed the 6,000-mark on Thursday to reach 6,083. So far, 699 people have died of the disease and 13,037 have recovered from it in the state.

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