An archive photo of the fan club’s Soumitra Chatterjee (courtesy soumitrachattopadhyayo)
Strong points
- “Mr Chatterjee is still in a confused state,” doctors said
- The actor was admitted to hospital on October 6
- He had to be transferred to the ITU as his condition became critical
Calcutta:
Veteran actor Soumitra Chatterjee’s state of health continued to be “critical” on Wednesday, although its parameters were normal, doctors treating the thespian said.
Laureate Dadasaheb Phalke, 85, is in a “confused state”, they said.
“Stable. Slept well. All settings are normal. High sodium only. But critical,” they said.
The legendary Bengali actor has been suffering from fever since Sunday afternoon, following which doctors are now planning to perform another test on Wednesday to check if this is due to the COVID-19 infection.
“Mr. Chatterjee is still in a confused state which is progressive in nature with COVID-related encephalopathy and metabolic encephalopathy. He continues to be restless, excited and has slight restlessness and involuntary movements of the limbs, but no focal or generalized seizures have occurred, ”they said.
The critically-acclaimed actor, who has the rare distinction of working with maestros like Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, Tapan Sinha and Tarun Mazumdar, was admitted to a private hospital here on October 6 after testing positive for COVID-19.
He had to be transferred to ITU as his condition became critical. A team of 15 doctors supervise him at the hospital.
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