Baahubali fame veteran actor Sathyaraj has been hospitalised after he tested postive for Covid-19.The south Indian actor who rose to fame across the country after playing Katappa in the Baahubali franchise, was recently admitted to a private hospital in Chennai after testing positive for coronavirus.
An official statement from the hospital regarding his health condition is yet to be out.
The 67-year-old actor has been receiving get well soon messages from fans and well wishers on social media ever since news of him testing Covid positive surfaced. On the work front, Sathyaraj is now working on the film ‘Etharkkum Thunindhavan’ with Suriya.
Besides, Sathyaraj, many other film personalities have been diagnosed with COVID in recent times.
In the past week, several actors including Trisha, Priyadarshan, Mahesh Babu, Thaman S, Sherin, Vishnu Vishal took to their social media accounts to share that they have tested positive for Covid-19.
On Sunday morning, Vishnu Vishal took to his Twitter account and shared that he started off 2022 by testing positive for Covid-19. “Guys, Yes im covid +ive… Anyone who came in contact with me in the last 1 week please take care. Horrific body pains and nose block,itchy throat n also mild fever. Looking forward to bounce back soon,” he tweeted.
Trisha on Friday said that she had tested positive for coronavirus ‘a little before’ New Year.
According to the Union Ministry of Health, the country recorded 1,59,632 fresh Covid-19 cases and 327 deaths in the last 24 hours ending Sunday, 9 am. The daily positivity rate stood at 10.21 per cent.