Renowned Malayalam poet-activist Sugathakumari dies of covid

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Renowned Malayalam poet-activist Sugathakumari dies of Covid-19 complications
For the past one week, Sugathakumari had been hospitalised with severe pneumonia after testing positive for Covid-19. Doctors said she was suffering from bronchopneumonia, a condition that causes inflammation in the air sacs in the lungs.
Updated: December 23, 2020 9:01:30 pm
Sugathakumari was an influential voice in the field of Malayalam literature with her works garnering all the major accolades on offer in the country. (Source: Wikimedia commons)
Acclaimed Malayalam poet and environmental activist Sugathakumari passed away Wednesday following Covid-19 complications at the Medical College Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram. She was 86.
For the past one week, the Padma Shri awardee had been hospitalised with severe pneumonia after testing positive for Covid-19. She was on ventilator support after her body stopped responding to medication. Doctors said she was suffering from bronchopneumonia, a condition that causes inflammation in the air sacs in the lungs.

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