Dr KK Aggarwal, Ex-Chief Of India Medical Association, Dies Of COVID-19

Dr KK Aggarwal was admitted to AIIMS and was on ventilator support since last week.

KK Aggarwal, a former president of the Indian Medical Association and a prominent face of the medical fraternity in the country, died last night of Covid. The Padma Shri award winner had been on ventilator support for the past few days at Delhi's All India Institure of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), according to his family. pic.twitter.com/uy7JzOyGWK Dr Aggarwal, 62, died at 11.30 pm on Monday "after a lengthy battle with Covid", said an official statement on his Twitter account. "Ever since he became a doctor, Padma Shri Dr KK Aggarwal has dedicated his life to the welfare of the public and raising health awareness. Even during the pandemic, he made constant efforts to educate the masses and was able to reach out to over 100 million people through numerous videos and educational programs and saved countless lives," said the statement.