Congress MP Rajeev Satav Succumbs to COVID-19

Pune: Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Rajeev Satav died today due to post-coronavirus complications, party sources said. Satav (46) was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Pune after testing coronavirus positive last month and was on ventilator support. After recovering from COVID-19, he was diagnosed with Cytomegalovirus infection and his condition became critical.

“He had recovered from COVID-19. He was taking some immunosuppressant drugs as he was suffering from spondylitis and as his immunity was low, he contracted COVID-19. He later developed a bacterial infection due to which he had fibrosis in the lungs. Despite best efforts by doctors, he succumbed to the infection,” said Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope.

“I was to meet his family members in the hospital today,” the minister said. Satav’s demise is an irreparable loss to Congress and the state, he added. Satav on April 22 said he had tested COVID-19 positive and was hospitalised the next day.