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Legendary Singer Lata Mangeshkar’s Health Worsens, Says Her Doctor

The 92-year-old legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar had tested positive for Covid-19 with mild symptoms. She was admitted on January 8 to Breach Candy Hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU), where she is being treated by Dr Pratit Samdani and h👍is team of doctors.

Sin🔯ging legend Lata Mangeshkar’s health has deteriorated and she has been put back on a ventilator, a doctor treating her said🌳 on Saturday.

The 92-year-old singer tested positi🐭ve for Covid-19 with mild symptoms and was admitted on January 8 to Breach Candy Hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU) where she is being treated by Dr Pratit Samdani and ꧂his team of doctors.

"She is not doing well. She continues to be in the ICU und𝔉er treatment and has been put on a ventilator again," Samdani told PTI.

On January 29, Samdani had said Mangeshkar was showing signs of marginal improvement and was taken off the ventila🌄tor but continued to be under observation in the ICU. 

Regarded as one of Indian cinema's greatest playback singers, Mangeshkar sta𒁃rted her career at th🐼e age of 13 in 1942 and has sung over 30,000 songs in various Indian languages.

In ꩲher over seve𝓀n-decade career, she has sung a host of memorable tracks, including "Ajeeb dastan hai ye", "Pyar kiya to darna kya" and "Neela asman so gaya".

The singer -- known as Melody Queen of India -- has been given the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour, as well as the Padma Bhushan, the Padma Vibhushan and the Dada Saheb Phalke Award.
 

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