Congress leader and Erode East MLA EVKS Elangovan, who was admitted to Sri Ramachandra Medical Centre on March 15, has tested negative for Covid-19 and is recovering in the intensive care unit, said a medical bulletin issued on MArch 22 by hospital medical director Dr R.B Sudagar Singh. The 74-year-old was admitted with coronary artery disease and congestive heart failure and had tested positive for Covid-19. He is now Covid negative and "Is recovering from congestive heart failure in the ICU," Singh said. Earlier, Elangovan, dressed in a pink hospital robe, released a three-second video in which he said he was well and that he would be discharged soon.