NEW DELHI, Dec 29: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has been shifted to AIIMS Delhi following complications arising out of covid. He has been diagnosed with pneumonia too.

Rawat had tested positive for covid on December 18 and was under home isolation. On Sunday, the 60-year-old developed mild fever and was taken to the Government Doon Medical College Hospital in Dehradun for medical check-up. As he had developed severe lung infection he was flown to AIIMS Delhi in a helicopter on Monday morning.

On December 18, he had tweeted: "Today I had my corona test done and the report came back positive. My health is fine and I do not have any symptoms. Therefore, on the advice of doctors, I will be in home isolation. I request everyone, whoever has come in contact with me in the last few days, please isolate yourself and get yourself checked."

His wife and daughter, too, had tested positive for covid. Uttarakhand has reported so far 1,476 casualties and 89,000 cases.