BCCI President Sourav Ganguly Tests Positive for COVID-19

Sourav Ganguly is double vaccinated.

BCCI President and former India captain Sourav Ganguly has tested positive for COVID-19.

The positive report is understood to have come in on Monday. Ganguly is said to be stable at the moment and is admitted in hospital as well. He had mild fever on Sunday and got himself tested after that. Doctors advised him against home isolation, but there is no cause for alarm.

"BCCI President and former India captain Sourav Ganguly admitted to hospital after testing positive for Covid-19," PTI quoted BCCI sources as saying.

Sourav Ganguly, BCCI President, got admitted at Woodlands Multispeciality Hospital on Dec 27 with Covid status. He received monoclonal anti-body cocktail therapy and is currently stable: Dr Rupali Basu MD & CEO, Woodlands Hospital, Kolkata pic.twitter.com/otP8NBNiOv

— ANI (@ANI) December 28, 2021

Amid the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, India has seen a dramatic rise in the number of positive cases in the last week.

The former India captain is double vaccinated and has been travelling extensively and taking part in all professional activities.

Ganguly had been hospitalised twice earlier this year and underwent emergency angioplasty after having some cardiac issues.

His elder brother Snehasish Ganguly had also tested positive for COVID early this year.

(With PTI Inputs)