Minister A K Balan tests positive for COVID-19

PALAKKAD: Minister A K Balan has tested positive for COVID-19. He was admitted in the hospital for physical uneasiness. The minister was confirmed of the virus in the tests conducted here. He is presently undergoing treatment at Palakkad district hospital. Ministers E P Jayarajan, V S Sunil Kumar, M M Mani and opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala had contracted the virus earlier.