NEW DELHI: Former India opener Chetan Chauhan’s fight against Covid-19 has become grim. He was put on life support on
Saturday afternoon
in a Gurugram hospital on Saturday as his health deteriorated.
The 73-year-old, a serving Cabinet minister in the Yogi government in Uttar Pradesh, was diagnosed with the virus on July 12 in Lucknow. His
brother Pushpender Chauhan
told TOI he was brought to
the Medanta Hospital
in Gurugram as his organs started to get affected.
“He had recovered from the virus but his kidneys got affected. He tested positive again last night. His health started deteriorating in the morning and we were told that he was suffered from multiple-organ failure. Thus, he was put on life support at around 1 pm. He has responding to the treatment and has not shown any sign of further deterioration,” Pushpender said on Saturday evening.
According to sources at the hospital, Chauhan is suffering from candida fungal infection and pancreatitis. “He is on a ventilator. He is critical as he is not maintaining blood pressure. There is inflammation of pancreas and candida fungal infection on his entire body,” said a source from the hospital.
Chauhan was very active in community service during the pandemic. “He has been a very fit man even at this age. He was in the middle of social service during the
pandemic
when he contracted the disease. Hopefully, he will pull through this,” Pushpender added.
Chauhan represented India in 40 Test matches and scored 2084 runs before becoming a two-time member of parliament.