The Liberal Member of Parliament for Brampton West says she has tested positive for COVID-19, the first MP to reveal that she’s been infected by the virus.

Kamal Khera, who is also a parliamentary secretary, said in a statement posted on Twitter that she began developing flu-like symptoms on Saturday night and immediately began self-isolating, with guidance from Peel’s Public Health and the Public Health Agency of Canada.

She was tested Monday night at Peel Memorial Centre in Brampton. She found out she tested positive Tuesday night.

“While I’m still experiencing symptoms, I am in good spirits. I know that many Canadians are in much worse circumstances,” Khera tweeted Wednesday afternoon.

Khera also assured her constituents that she will continue her work as MP, her office will be operational and she will continue working from home to support the community.

“I remain indebted to the incredible health care workers fighting this disease on the front lines and risking their lives every single day to keep the rest of us safe,” she said.

The statement didn’t reveal how Khera got infected.

Other MPs have been tested for COVID-19 but their results came back negative. They include Richard Cannings (NDP), Mario Simard (Bloc Québécois) and Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne.

With files from Alex Ballingall

Raneem Alozzi is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star's radio room in Toronto. Follow her on Twitter: @r_alozzi

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