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Tribune News ServiceAmritsar February 26Rehabilitation and Disaster Management Minister Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria among 48 persons tested positive for Covid-19 pushing the tally to 15648 in the district on Friday. Sarkaria MLA from the Rajasansi Assembly constituency in which falls Sri Guru Ramdas Jee International Airport is said to have isolated himself at his residence in Chandigarh. Nearly a week ago Congress MLA from Amritsar Sunil Dutti along with 20 members of his family had tested positive for the contagion. The family members who tested positive included his sister-in-law Mamta Dutta who is an MC councillor. Now the number of active cases stands at 417 in the district..