The health condition of Covid-hit former India sprinter Milkha Singh deteriorated with fever and de-saturation, the doctors said on Friday.

His health deteriorated merely after two days, he was shifted out of the Covid intensive care unit at PGI Chandigarh.

Days after struggling to recover from coronavirus, Milkha Singh was admitted to the non-Covid medical intensive care unit (ICU) on Wednesday night

However on Thursday night, "His condition has deteriorated with oxygen levels slipping," said a doctor of the hospital.

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His daughter, Mona Milkha Singh, who is also a doctor, is monitoring his health.

“It’s been a slightly rough day for Milkha Ji. But he is battling away,” read a statement from his family.

The 91-year-old had contracted the virus last month. His wife, Nirmal Milkha Singh, had succumbed to the virus on June 13.