Former India president Mukherjee dies after developing lung infection


FILE PHOTO: India’s President Pranab Mukherjee delivers a speech at a reception in Beijing, China, May 25, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Lee

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, who had tested positive for COVID-19 this month, died on Monday after weeks in hospital. He was 84.

New Delhi's Army Hospital (Research And Referral) said earlier in the day that Mukherjee had gone into a septic shock after coming down with a lung infection. His medical condition had declined since Sunday, it added.

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