SP Balasubrahmanyam continues to be on life support: Hospital sources

Hospital authorities stated that SP Balasubrahmanyam will continue to remain on life support in ICU. They further added that doctors are closely monitoring his clinical parameters.

Chennai: Renowned playback singer S P Balasubrahmanyam, who is currently stable, continues to be on life support, a private hospital treating him said on Saturday.

"Thiru SP Balasubrahmanyam who is admitted at MGM Healthcare due to COVID-19 continues to be on life support in the Intensive Care Unit. He remains stable and the doctors are closely monitoring his clinical parameters," Dr Anuradha Baskaran, Assistant Director Medical Services of MGM Healthcare said in a statement.

The singer-actor, admitted with mild symptoms of COVID-19, is currently under observation by the team of doctors from critical care and "his haemodynamic and clinical parameters are being closely monitored," she said.

Balasubrahmanyam, who has worked across Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi and Malayalam film industries and rendered thousands of ever-green songs, was rushed to the hospital on August 5 after he complained of cold and "on and off" fever for two-three days then.

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The same day, the singer posted a video on his Facebook page, informing his fans and followers that he had tested positive for COVID-19 and that he was doing well.

In the video, the singer said that he was receiving treatment at a Chennai-based private hospital and that he had quarantined himself.

With inputs from PTI