Bhadrak: in an unfortunate situation, Abhisekh Mohapatra of Odisha’s Bhadrak district, who has been undergoing ECMO treatment in Kolkata passed away.
Abhisekh (28), a native of Basudevpur in Bhadrak district, was the single child of his parents and sole earner of his family. Barely a month after his marriage, he was infected with coronavirus and his condition deteriorated.
He had tested positive for COVID and was admitted to Kalinga Hospital, Bhubaneswar, on May 18. He was shifted to the ICU on May 20. He was undergoing treatment at Kalinga Hospital with Covid-19 complications and later airlifted to Kolkata for ECMO treatment on June 9.
His family had started a fundraiser on a crowdfunding site and has raised over Rs 62 lakh till date. They were spending around Rs 1.5 lakh per day on his treatment.
