Senior leader of the Aam Aadmi Party and Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia has now been suffering from a double infection after he was diagnosed with Dengue while he has already been getting treated for the COVID-19 viral infection. 

In what has become an apparent shocking development, the health condition of the deputy chief minister is stable and he has currently been getting treated at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Max Hospital in Delhi. Initially, he was getting treated at the government-run LNJP Hospital for the novel coronavirus. 

He was on Thursday diagnosed with Dengue following which he was moved to the private hospital for higher treatments after the level of oxygen and blood platelet had declined. According to reports, Manish Sisodia is the first prominent leader in Delhi to have contracted with a double infection of COVID-19 and Dengue.  

Sisodia, who has been named as one of the engineers who built the Aam Aadmi Party, is the second minister in Arvind Kejriwal's cabinet to test positive for the COVID-19 pandemic, first being Health Minister Satyendar Jain. Sisodia was confirmed to have contracted to the novel coronavirus on September 14. He was under home isolation and got admitted to LNJP Hospital on Wednesday after he complained of fever and low oxygen level. 

LNJP Hospital is the government-run institution and it has been serving as one of the dedicated COVID-19 facilities in Delhi. He was tested after he complained of a low oxygen level and on Thursday, it came to the revelation that he has been diagnosed with Dengue following which he was moved to a private hospital and admitted to the ICU. 

The reports say he is at a critical state and his age, medical condition, comorbidities, and other factors would be taken into account for providing treatment for the double infection. By citing that his health is being assessed, the reports stated that the deputy chief minister has already been suffering from Hypertension, which is the only known comorbidity.