Sourav Ganguly stable after contracting COVID-19

Story by  ATV | Posted by  sabir hussain | Date 29-12-2021
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly

 

Kolkata 

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly is in haemodynamically stable condition after testing positive for COVID-19.
Dr Rupali Basu MD & CEO, Woodlands Hospital, Kolkata confirmed that the condition of the former Indian skipper is currently stable. The MD further confirmed that Ganguly's oxygen saturation was also stable at 99%. 
"On the second day of admission, Sourav Ganguly, BCCI President and former Indian cricket captain, remains haemodynamically stable, afebrile and maintaining oxygen saturation of 99% on room air. He slept well last night and has had breakfast and lunch. The medical board comprising Dr Saroj Mondal, Dr Saptarshi Basu and Dr Soutik Panda is keeping a close watch on his health status," Dr Rupali Basu said in a statement. 
 
Ganguly had tested positive on Monday and received monoclonal anti-body cocktail therapy.
 
Ganguly was admitted to a hospital twice earlier this year and he also underwent emergency angioplasty.