Former President Pranab Mukherjee Still In Deep Coma, Renal Parameters Slightly Deranged: Hospital

Former President Pranab Mukherjee, who tested positive for Coronavirus, underwent an emergency surgery for a brain clot on August 10.

Former President Pranab Mukherjee. (File Photo/ AFP)

New Delhi: The medical condition of Pranab Mukherjee remains a cause of concern as the former President continues to be in deep coma. The Army Research and Referral Hospital (R&R) on Wednesday released a medical bulletin on his health stating that "his renal parameters are slightly deranged since yesterday." "Hon’ble Shri Pranab Mukherjee is being treated for lung infection. His renal parameters are slightly deranged since yesterday. He continues to be in deep coma and on ventilator support (SIC)," R&R Hospital statement read. Mukherjee, who tested positive for Coronavirus, underwent an emergency surgery for a brain clot on August 10. It is being said that the former President of India slipped in his bathroom which resulted in blood clotting in his brain. The 84-year-old was admitted to hospital in a critical condition and underwent a life-saving brain surgery and his health worsened later. A team of specialists is closely monitoring his health parameters at the premier hospital located at Delhi Cantonment. On August 10, Mukherjee had stated that he has tested positive for Covid-19. "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 tweeted. Upon acknowledging the health condition of 13th President of India, people from all walks of life started pouring in wishes for the speedy recovery of Mukherjee. It was earlier reported that villagers from West Bengal's Birbhum district even performed a three-day religious ritual in the ancestral village of former President for his speedy recovery. The villagers of Kirnahar performed the Maha Mrityunjay Yajna at the Japeshwar Shiva temple located in Mukherjee's native place Mirati, about 180-km north of Kolkata.