COVID-positive hockey player Mandeep shifted to hospital after oxygen level drop

Indian hockey team forward Mandeep Singh, who tested positive for COVID-19, has been mitted to a hospital in Bengaluru after his blood oxygen level dropped but his condition is stable, Sports Authority of India (SAI) said on Tuesday.

Mandeep and five or national players -- captain Manpreet Singh, defenders Surender Kumar, Jaskaran Singh, drag-flicker Varun Kumar and goalkeeper Krishan Bahur Pathak -- tested positive for COVID-19 last week after reaching Bengaluru for national camp, which starts on August 20.

"During night monitoring of vitals on August 10 (Monday) it was found that Mandeep Singh's blood oxygen level was dropping below rmal which indicated that he is moving from mild to moderate severity of COVID," SAI said in a statement.

"SAI authorities on campus took an immediate decision to shift him to SS Sparsh multispeciality hospital as a precautionary measure. His condition is currently stable," ded statement.

25-year-old has played 129 games for India and scored 60 goals so far. He was a part of gold-winning team at 2018 Asian Champions Trophy.

According to SAI, players contracted disease, in all probability, while travelling to Bengaluru from different parts of country after a month-long break.

ir vitals are being checked four times everyday, SAI stated.

More than 22 lakh people have been infected by virus in India. country has recorded over 45,000 deaths due to dreed infection so far. 

Im credits: PTI / Social Media / Hockey India