Sourav Ganguly Health Update: Former India captain and BCCI President Sourav Ganguly was discharged from hospital today. He tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday and was admitted to hospital due to his underlying heart condition. However, the good news is that he is not affected by the Omicron variant of Covid that has been ravaging the world.
Sourav Ganguly’s samples were sent for genome sequencing and have returned negative for the Omicron variant. He continues to be in the hospital due to his heart condition.
“The medical board comprising Dr Saroj Mondal, Dr Saptarshi Basu and Dr Soutik Panda had kept a close watch on Ganguly’s health status,” said Dr Rupali Basu MD & CEO, Woodlands Hospital in an official release.
Sourav Ganguly Health Update: BCCI President survives Omicron scare, discharged from hospital
Ganguly was treated with a monoclonal antibody cocktail after he was admitted on Monday. He is in haemodynamically stable condition and is maintaining oxygen saturation of 99 per cent on room air according to the Woodlands Hospital in Kolkata.
He will remain under observation at home while he recovers from Covid-19. He is yet to test negative.
He was in haemodynamically stable condition and maintained oxygen saturation of 99 per cent on room air according to the Woodlands Hospital in Kolkata.
West Bengal | BCCI Chief Sourav Ganguly discharged from Woodlands Multispeciality Hospital, Kolkata after recovering from COVID19 pic.twitter.com/5h0wUtk4sy
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Sourav Ganguly Health Update: BCCI President survives Omicron scare, discharged from hospital
Ganguly had tested positive on Monday and received monoclonal anti-body cocktail therapy.
“Sourav Ganguly, BCCI President and former Indian cricket captain, got admitted at Woodlands Multispeciality Hospital on December 27, 2021, late evening with Covid Positive status,” Woodlands Multispeciality Hospital stated in its health bulletin on Tuesday.
Ganguly was admitted to a hospital twice earlier this year and he also underwent emergency angioplasty after having some cardiac issues.
Sourav Ganguly Health Update: BCCI President survives Omicron scare, discharged from hospital