Lata Mangeshkar passes away at 92, sister Usha confirms

Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar passed away in Mumbai on Sunday morning. The singer tested positive for COVID-19 with mild symptoms on January 8 and was undergoing treatment at a city hospital.

Mumbai (Maharashtra): Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar passed away in Mumbai on Sunday morning. Mangeshkar had tested positive for COVID-19 with mild symptoms on January 8 and was undergoing treatment at a city hospital. Her sister Usha Mangeshkar confirmed the demise of the legendary singer.

Mangeshkar was admitted to the hospital after being diagnosed with pneumonia and tested positive for the novel Coronavirus earlier in January. She was on the ventilator for weeks but then on January 28, she was taken off the ventilator as she showed signs of improvement. On Saturday, her health condition deteriorated again, and she was put back on the ventilator.

After her death, Dr Pratit Samdani, who was treating the singer at Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital, issued a statement. He revealed that Lata Mangeshkar passed away due to miltiple organ failure. "It is with profound grief that we announce the sad demise of #LataMangeshkar at 8:12 am. She has died because of multi-organ failure after more than 28 days of hospitalisation post #COVID19," Dr Samdani informed.

The Bharat Ratna awardee was admitted to the hospital after being diagnosed with pneumonia and coronavirus in January.

(With agency inputs)