Chennai

The health condition of former President Pranab Mukherjee has 'declined' and the 84-year-old is in a "septic shock" due to his lung infection, the hospital said on Monday.

"There is a decline in the medical condition of Former President Pranab Mukherjee since yesterday. He is in septic shock due to his lung infection and is being managed by a team of specialists.

He continues to be in deep coma and on ventilator support," said Army Hospital (R&R), Delhi Cantt, in a statement, as reported by news agency ANI.

Mukherjee was admitted to the Army's Research and Referral Hospital in Delhi on August 10 and was operated for removal of a clot in the brain the same day. He later developed a lung infection and had a renal dysfunction, the doctors said.

The former President had also tested positive for COVID19 at the time of his admission.