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Tamil Nadu Agriculture Minister R Doraikkannu, who had tested positive for the coronavirus, died at a private hospital in Chennai on Saturday, reported PTI. He was 72. Doraikkannu was admitted to Chennai's Kauvery Hospital on October 13, after he tested positive for the disease. On Monday, the hospital had said that he was being treated for severe Covid-19 pneumonia. A CT scan showed 90% lung involvement due to the infection. He was put on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation or ECMO and ventilator.