Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia likely to be shifted out of ICU after condition improves: Official
Sisodia is the second Delhi Cabinet minister after Jain to test positive for COVID-19.
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's condition has improved after he was given convalescent plasma therapy at a private hospital in Delhi. He was suffering from COVID-19 and dengue.
An official at the hospital told PTI that he is likely to be shifted from the ICU to a normal ward. He is currently undergoing treatment at Max hospital, Saket, where he was admitted on Thursday evening .
Sisodia was shifted to Max Hospital in Saket after being diagnosed with dengue.
He had tested positive for COVID-19 on September 14. He was shifted to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash (LNJP) Hospital on Wednesday after complaining of fever and shortness of breath.
Hospital sources also said his blood platelet count was also dropping. Earlier that day, Sisodia was put on oxygen support, and remained under constant observation, a senior doctor of the LNJP Hospital in the national capital said.
The doctors also pointed out that Sisodia has"hypertension" when asked if the minister has any co-morbidities.
Sisodia is the second Delhi Cabinet minister after Jain to test positive for COVID-19.