Aggarwal, 62, died due to COVID-19 at 11:30 pm yesterday, according to a post on his Twitter profile
Padma Shri awardee eminent cardiologist Dr KK Aggarwal (62) died due to COVID-19 last night. He breathed his last at 11:30 pm at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi.
A post on his Twitter account read, “It causes us immense pain to inform you that our dear KK Aggarwal passed away at 11:30 pm on May 17, 2021 in New Delhi after a lengthy battle with COVID-19.”
It added, “Even during the pandemic, he made constant efforts to educate the masses and was able to reach out to 100 million people through numerous videos and educational programmes and saved countless lives. He wanted his life to be celebrated and not mourned. His spirit of spreading positivity in the direst of circumstances must be kept alive in each one of us.”
According to doctors, his condition was critical and he had been on ventilator support for the past few days.
In his lifetime, Aggarwal had received various honours and awards, including Dr BC Roy Award, Vishwa Hindi Samman and National Science Communication Award, among many others.
Survived by his wife, a son and a daughter, he was also the National President of Indian Medical Association (IMA)-2017; Dean, Board of Medical Education, Moolchand; President, Heart Care Foundation of India (HCFI), held many other roles and had numerous achievements to his name.