Well-known poet Rahat Indori passed away due to coronavirus. In the morning, it was reported that he was suffering from coronavirus pandemic. He succumbed to the infection in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore on Tuesday.
“He suffered two heart attacks today and could not be saved. He was admitted to hospital on Sunday, after testing positive for Covid-19. He had 60% pneumonia,” said Dr Vinod Bhandari of Sri Aurobindo Hospital.
The 70-year-old, who was quite active on social media, earlier today took to Twitter to announce that he has tested for the virus on Monday.
“After showing initial Covid19 symptoms, I was tested for the virus on Monday and I am declared positive for the virus today and have been admitted to Aurobindo hospital,” Indori had written on Twitter this afternoon.