Seventeen members of Parliament have tested positive for coronavirus in the mandatory tests carried out before the monsoon session started this morning.
The Lok Sabha members were tested at the Parliament House on September 13 and 14.
Among the infected MPs, the BJP has a maximum number 12, the YRS Congress has two MPs, the Shiv Sena, DMK and RLP one each.
As the Coronavirus cases in the country have soared past 48 lakh Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan told the parliament today that the number of Covid cases and related deaths are among the lowest in the world.
The Lok Sabha on Monday was adjourned till 3 pm tomorrow.
