Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain’s Father Succumbs To Covid-19, CM Kejriwal Offers Condolences

<p><strong>New Delhi: </strong>Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain&rsquo;s father passed away due to Covid-19 on Sunday.</p> <p>Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal posted the news of his demise on Twitter and offered his condolences to the family.</p> <p>&ldquo;Our health minister Satyendra Jain lost his father today to COVID. V v sad. Satyendra himself has been working tirelessly round the clock for the people of Delhi. God bless his soul and my heartfelt condolences to the family,&rdquo; he tweeted.</p> <p>[tw]https://twitter.com/ArvindKejriwal/status/1388785417751699457[/tw]</p> <p><strong>READ</strong>: <strong><a href="https://ift.tt/3vFD50h" target="_blank" rel="noopener">'Will Return To India In Few Days': Adar Poonawalla After Receiving 'Death Threats' Over Covid Vaccine Shortage</a></strong></p> <p>Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia also expressed grief over the demise and said &ldquo;it&rsquo;s a very sad news for all of us in this tough time</p> <p>&ldquo;My close friend and colleague in Delhi Govt Satyendr Jain @SatyendarJain has lost his father. It's a very sad news for all of us in this tough time. May his soul rest in peace. Om shanti,&rdquo; he tweeted.</p> <p>[tw]https://twitter.com/msisodia/status/1388786972651442176[/tw]</p> <p>This comes as 3,92,488 new coronavirus cases were registered in the last 24 hours.</p> <p>Ten states, including Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Karnataka, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan, report 72.72% of the new cases.</p> <p>Maharashtra has reported the highest daily new cases at 63,282 followed by Karnataka with 40,990 while Kerala reported 35,636 new cases.</p>

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