Guwahati:
Former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi, who had been battling for his life with post-Covid complications in a hospital for weeks, died of multiple organ failure, state health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma informed on Monday.
Mr Gogoi, a Congress stalwart in the state, had tested positive for the coronavirus on August 25 and was admitted to the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital the next day. He had recovered from COVID-19 and was discharged from the hospital after two months.
But, he had to be re-admitted on November 2, because of post-Covid complications, and was put on non-invasive ventilation till his condition deteriorated on Saturday.
