AK Antony, former Union Defence Minister has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, his son Anil Antony said on November 18. Taking to Twitter, Anil Antony informed that his father AK Antony and mother Elizabeth Antony have contracted the virus and have been admitted at the AIIMS in Delhi. He added that their condition is stable. AK Antony served as the Union Defence Minister in the UPA-1 regime under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Recently, veteran Congress leader Ahmed Patel had also contracted the virus. Many other members of the political fraternity including Home Minister Amit Shah, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, Karnataka Chief Minister Yediyurappa, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, former Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadmavis were also diagnosed with it and have recovered. India witnessed a slight increase in its daily coronavirus cases count as 38,617 new infections were confirmed in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The country had recorded 29,164 new infections on November 17. With the confirmation of over 38,000 fresh cases, India's overall coronavirus cases surged to 89,12,908.