Pranab Mukherjee's condition worsens, remains on ventilator, says hospital

New Delhi: Former President Pranab Mukherjee’s health condition worsened on Tuesday, according to the Army Research and Referral Hospital in New Delhi where he is admitted. He had undergone brain surgery on Monday. Mukherjee, who tested positive for Covid-19, continued to remain on ventilator, with doctors monitoring his health round the clock.

Mukherjee was rushed to the hospital on Monday afternoon and despite testing positive for Covid-19, doctors had to conduct a lifesaving emergency brain surgery on him to remove a large blood clot.

“The former president who underwent lifesaving emergency surgery for brain clot on August 10 has not shown any improvement and his health status has worsened. He remains on ventilator support,” a medical bulletin from the hospital said on Tuesday evening.


Mukherjee had tweeted on Monday that he had tested positive and urged people who had come in contact with him to quarantine themselves. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited the Army hospital on Monday evening to check on the former President.