Decline in former President Pranab Mukherjee's medical condition, says hospital

The Indian Army’s Research and Referral Hospital in New Delhi on August 31 said that former president Pranab Mukherjee’s health has declined.

The hospital said that he is in a “septic shock” due to his lung infection and is being managed by a team of specialists.

Mukherjee continues to be in deep coma and on ventilator support, the hospital said.

The former president was admitted to the Army Hospital on August 10 and was operated for removal of a clot in the brain the same day. He later developed a lung infection and had a renal dysfunction, the doctors said.

He had also tested positive for COVID-19 at the time of his admission.

I urge all my friends here to pray for the recovery of My father #PranabMukherjee . He is a fighter & with all your good wishes & prayers , He will surely recover !
At the moment he is critical but all his vital parameters are stable !

— Abhijit Mukherjee (@ABHIJIT_LS) August 31, 2020