Marginal improvement in health condition of actor Soumitra Chatterjee

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    Kolkata, Oct 11 (PTI) The health condition of iconic
Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee, who is being treated for
COVID-19 at a private hospital in the metropolis, marginally
improved on Sunday and he no longer needs oxygen support, a
senior official of the medical facility said.
    Chatterjee was given plasma therapy twice on Saturday
and the octogenarian also underwent a CT scan, he said.
    "He is better than what his condition was yesterday,
but the actor is still in ITU. Chatterjee is not on oxygen
support. He continues to be drowsy and in a confused, restless
state, and is in acute confusional stage which is progressive
in nature," the official said.
    The thespian also had slight fever in the evening, he
said.
    He was admitted to hospital on Tuesday after he tested
positive for COVID-19. PTI SCH SUS
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