Bengaluru: Karnataka Urban Development Minister Byrathi Basavaraj on Monday said he has tested positive for COVID-19.

"I have been confirmed Covid positive today. I have no health issues. On the advice of the doctors I have got admitted to hospital and undergoing treatment," Basavaraj said in a tweet.

He said with the blessings and good wishes from everyone, he would recover soon.

Basavaraj is the new addition to the list of Ministers in the Yediyurappa cabinet who had tested positive for the coronavirus infection.

Recently, Animal Husbandry Minister Prabhu Chavan, Labour Minister A Shivaram Hebbar, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K S Eshwarappa and Women and Child Development Minister Shashikala Jolle had tested positive for COVID-19.

Last month, Yediyurappa, Health Minister B Sriramulu, Tourism Minister C T Ravi, Agriculture Minister B C Patil, Forest Minister Anand Singh were among those who had tested positive and have now recovered.

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Bengaluru (PTI): A 1.6 magnitude earthquake was recorded in Kodagu district in Karnataka on Wednesday.

In a statement, Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) said the epicentre was 2.4 km northwest of Made in Madikeri taluk, about 4 km from Madikeri city.

As per the Seismic Intensity Map, the recorded intensity was low, and the tremor might have been felt within a maximum radial distance of 15 to 20 km from the epicenter, the statement added.

KSNDMC reassured that this type of earthquake does not cause harm, except for slight shaking.

The epicentre falls within Seismic Zone III and does not have any structural discontinuities, according to the Tectonic Map, KSNDMC stated.