Thehealth condition of Senior BJP Leader and Union Minister Som Prakash, who wasunder home isolation after testing covid19 positive on April 19, is said to becritical, informed sources.
Hehas been shifted to Fortis Hospital. The cases of corona infection in Punjabare increasing each passing day. Sources informed that as his oxygen saturationlevel decreased, his health deteriorated, so he has been admitted to the ICU ofFortis Hospital in Mohali.
Meanwhile,early this morning six corona-infected patients died in Neelkanth Hospital inAmritsar due to lack of oxygen. Besides, 6762 patients were reported positivefor covid in Punjab on Friday. 76 infected died in 18 districts. The conditionof 44 remains critical as they are on ventilator. So far 8264 people have dieddue to the pandemic in Punjab.