TN agriculture minister tests positive for Covid-19, in ventilator support

Chennai, Oct 25 : Tamil Nadu Agriculture Minister R. Doraikkannu, 72, a Covid-19 patient is on ECMO and ventilator support, said a senior official of Kauvery Hospital on Sunday.
In a statement issued here, Aravindan Selvaraj, Executive Director said Doraikkannu was admitted to the hospital on Oct 13 with serious breathelessness and tested Covid-19 postive.
“He has multiple comorbidities and the latest CT scan shows 90% lung involvement. He is currently on ECMO and Ventilator, receiving maximum support,” Selvaraj said.
On Oct 13 morning Doraikkannu was taken to a hospital in Villupuram district after he complained of chest pain and breathing problem.
Doraikkannu complained of ill-health while he was travelling to Salem to pay homage to Chief Minister K Palaniswami’s mother who died on Oct 13.
After his condition stabilised at the government hospital, Doraikkannu was sent to Kauvery Hospital here in an ambulance.