India’s former cricket team captain and present BCCI president Sourav Ganguly’s mother, Nirupa Ganguly, tested positive for Covid-19 late on Monday night, according to reports.
Nirupa Ganguly, who is in her seventies, was admitted to Woodlands Hospital in Kolkata on Monday night with mild symptoms of fever and shortness of breath, reports said.
She was stable on Wednesday morning, according to sources in the hospital. Her advanced age had prompted the doctors to admit her, reported a news channel.
A team of five doctors led by Saptarshi Basu is said to be keeping a close watch on her.
She caught the virus despite being fully vaccinated, according to reports.
Sourav also underwent a Covid test but his report was negative, it is learned. Sourav's older brother, cricketer Snehasish Ganguly, had earlier contracted Covid.