India's federal minister Krishan Pal Gurjar tests positive for COVID-19

NEW DELHI - India's federal junior Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Krishan Pal Gurjar Thursday tested positive for COVID-19.

"Taking the health issues seriously, I got the corona test done, which has been reported positive. Treatment will now go on consultation with doctors. Everyone who has come in contact with me in the past, please take this seriously and get your corona test done," he wrote on Twitter.

The 63-year-old politician is the seventh federal minister to test positive for the highly contagious disease.

India's health ministry recorded 75,760 cases of COVID-19 Thursday, marking the biggest single-day rise in the country.

Globally, India is the third worst-hit country due to COVID-19 pandemic with 3,310,234 cases and death toll reaching to 60,472.