Former Prime Minister Manamohan Singh has been diagnosed with dengue, but his health condition is gradually improving and is out of danger, an AIIMS official said on Saturday.

The official said that the former Prime Minister's "platelets are increasing and is out of danger now". The veteran Congress leader was admitted to the AIIMS on Wednesday evening after he complained of fever and weakness.

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A team of doctors, under the guidance of Nitish Nayak, a well -known cardiologist, are attending on the former Prime Minister. He had developed fever three days ago and was feeling weak after which he was rushed to AIIMS.

Manmohan Singh had tested positive for Covid-19 in April this year during the second wave of the pandemic and had been admitted to the AIIMS. 

GDP growth under Manmohan Singh

The GDP under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's governance in 2006-07 was the highest since economic liberalisation in 1991 as the economy grew to 10.08 per cent in 2007-08 and in terms of market share price, the economy grew to 10.78 per cent in 2010-11.

The numbers were slightly higher after the base year was adjusted to 2011-12 from 2004-05. The report was released on the website of the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation. The report compares the old series FY04 and the new series FY12.

Prior to that, the highest growth rate since independence was achieved by the Rajiv Gandhi government in 1988-99 at 10.02 per cent.

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