Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Govind M Karjol on Tuesday tested positive for coronavirus.

"The COVID-19 test has confirmed me to be positive and I have been hospitalized on the advice of a doctor even though I had no symptoms," Karjol, tweeted.

The minister who holds the portfolio of public works department and social welfare appealed to those who had come in contact with him to exercise caution, undergo tests, and get themselves quarantined.