Chennai: After showing improvement, the health condition of DMK MLA J Anbazhagan, affected by COVID-19, has significantly deteriorated and is critical,the hospital treating him said on Monday.
The 61-year old legislator's health, which saw improvement with oxygen requirement sliding to half, deteriorated on Monday, Dr Rela institute and Medical Centre said. "...since today evening there has been a significant deterioration of his condition.His oxygen requirement has gone up once again and his cardiac function also is deteriorating requiring medicine support for blood pressure.
"His existing chronic kidney disease is also worsening. His condition currently is described as critical," CEO of the hospital Dr Ilankumaran Kaliamoorthy said in a statement.
On Tuesday last, Anbazhagan, who is among the party district secretaries in the state capital and a senior functionary, complained of severe acute respiratory distress and tested positive for coronavirus on admission.
Initially, he was managed with high flow oxygen therapy through facemask and he was put on ventilator support on June 3 as his respiratory distress worsened, the hospital said.