The obese patient, weighing 300 kg, has passed away.

The Straits Times reported that Muhammad Fajri, 27, died at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia, at 1:25 AM on June 22nd. Hospital director Lies Dina Liasturi stated that the obese patient died from a severe infection in his leg.

Muhammad Fajri at a hospital in Tangerang on June 9.

SCREENSHOT BY JAKARTA GLOBE

Dr. Lies said that Fajri had been receiving treatment for about a week and that 16 specialists were involved in his case.

"It's very unusual for someone to become so large. It puts a huge strain on the body's metabolism. The lungs and heart will struggle to function, especially since he doesn't move around much," Dr. Lies said at a press conference on June 14th when the patient was admitted to the hospital. The hospital director said the patient had multiple infected wounds on his skin and difficulty breathing.

Ms. Lies said the hospital had treated many obese patients, including a boy weighing 192 kg. However, Fajri's condition was much worse because the young man suffered from shortness of breath and many other complications.

Fajri was taken to a hospital in Tangerang City two weeks earlier before being transferred to a hospital in Jakarta.

Because his body was too heavy and he couldn't move, a forklift had to be used to lift Fajri onto a pickup truck before transporting him to the hospital. A local official said it took two hours to lift the patient into the vehicle. The door of his house was also smashed to make way for the truck.

A local doctor told Kompas that the patient's obesity was due to excessive calorie intake and lack of exercise.

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