Koneru Konappa, the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Sirpur Kagaznagar, Telangana tested positive for the Novel Coronavirus or COVID-19.
On the 26th of August, Koneru Konappa and his wife tested positive after undergoing a COVID-19 test.
The MLA has undergone Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) today, the result of which came positive.
After the results came positive, the MLA has requested those who came in contact with him to undergo a Coronavirus test.
As per doctor’s advice Koneru Konappa and his family moved into home isolation.
In the past few weeks, many MLAs of Telangana like Muthireddy Yadagiri Reddy (Jangaon), Surender (Yellareddy), Bajireddy Govardhan Reddy (Nizamabad Rural), Korukanti Chander (Ramagundam), Gudem Mahipal Reddy (Patancheru), Bigala Ganesh (Nizamabad Urban), Vivekananda Goud (Quthbullapur), Manchireddy Kishan Reddy (Ibrahimpatnam) had been tested positive and recovered from the virus.
Meanwhile, on the 26th of August, with 3,018 new Coronavirus cases, the State recorded a total of 1,11,688 positive cases. Of the total, 25,685 are active cases, 85,223 are recovered/discharged cases and 780 deceased.
Stay tuned for further updates.
