Six family members of Kurnool MP Dr Sanjeev Kumar tested positive for the deadly Covid-19 disease.
The MP himself revealed this while addressing media persons in the city.
He said that his father, brother and four other family members from Narsingraopeta of the district had tested positive for the coronavirus.
He said that they were all being treated at the Kurnool district hospital, which had been designated as a Covid-19 hospital.
He also revealed that his family members were responding well to treatment.
The MP added that the state government had provided all the necessary facilities at the hospital for the treatment of corona positive patients.
Referring to media reports that the people of Kurnool district were concerned about the growing number of coronavirus positive cases, Kumar said that there was nothing to worry. Unlike the people of the US and Spain, people in India had higher immunity due to the BCG vaccine administered to them, he claimed.