Former President Pranab Mukherjee passed away this evening after his health worsened due to a lung infection. The former President has been in coma since a brain surgery, earlier this month at a hospital in New Delhi. He had tested positive for COVID-19.
Former President Pranab Mukherjee (84) passed away this evening after his health worsened due to a lung infection. The former President has been in coma since a brain surgery, earlier this month at a hospital in New Delhi. He had tested positive for COVID-19.
The Army's Research and Referral Hospital where he has been treated said in a statement that there is a decline in the medical condition of Pranab Mukherjee since yesterday. He is in septic shock due to his lung infection and is being managed by team of specialists. He continues to be in deep coma and on ventilator support.
He was admitted to the hospital on August 10 and had surgery the same day for the removal of a clot in the brain. He had tested positive for COVID-19 in hospital.
"On a visit to the hospital for a separate procedure, I have tested positive for COVID-19 today. I request the people who came in contact with me in the last week, to please self-isolate and get tested for COVID-19," he had posted last.
He developed a lung infection and a renal dysfunction over the past few days, according to doctors.