Pinarayi, Biplab Contract Covid; Here's A List Of Indian Politicians Who Recently Tested Positive Several prominent Indian politicians have contracted coronavirus in the past few weeks as the country continues to grapple with the pandemic. outlookindia.com 2021-04-08T22:25:31+05:30 Also read With each passing day, India is adding a huge number of new patients to its Covid-19 caseload. The country’s Covid tally rose by more than 100,000 fresh infections for a third time as it recorded 126,789 cases on April 7. The recent surge in Covid-19 cases has even led to a shortage of vaccines in many states with a possibility of bringing the vaccination drive to a halt.