Former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi Given Plasma As Health Deteriorates
Former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi was administered plasma therapy after his health deteriorated on Monday night at Gauhati Medical College. Gogoi who tested COVID-19 positive on August 25, is now stable on Tuesday. He was administered plasma after his oxygen saturation levels fell below 88%, and is not 96%-97%, tweeted Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Ex CM @tarun_gogoi who is admitted in GMCH for Covid 19 had a sudden fall in Oxygen saturation to 88% at 11.30pm.The teamof Doctors supervising his health immediately decided to give 1 unit of plasma with 2 lits of oxygen on Mask.O2 saturation now is maintained between 96 to 97%.
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) August 31, 2020
Update: 2020-09-01 08:28 GMT
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