Bengaluru (Karnataka), Jan. 22 -- : Former All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leader VK Sasikala is conscious and well-oriented with a pulse rate of 67 per minute and blood pressure is 126/60mm Hg (126/60mm Hg), said Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute on Friday.

"66-year-old Sasikala is conscious and well oriented. Her pulse rate is 67 per minute and her blood pressure is 126 / 60 mmHg. Whereas the respiratory rate of her is 20-24 per minute," said the Hospital in a statement.

The close aide of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister late J Jayalalitha on Thursday tested positive for COVID-19 in an RT-PCR test. She was admitted to Lady Curzon Hospital after complaints of fever and later she was shifted to Victoria Ho...