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Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar passes away at 92 in Mumbai

 Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar passes away at 92 in Mumbai


Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar  passed away at the age of 92 on Sunday, 6 February. She was admitted to Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital.


Dr Pratit Samdani, who was treating Mangeshkar, had told The Quint, "Lata Mangeshkar was diagnosed with COVID pneumonia and was admitted in the ICU."


The Indian Express had reported on Saturday (5 February) that Lata Mangeshkar's health deteriorated and she was critical. Dr Samdani had said that she was undergoing aggressive therapy and was responding to the procedures.


Her sister, Asha Bhosle had visited Lata Mangeshkar at the hospital on Saturday. ANI quoted Bhosle saying, "The doctor has said that she is stable now."


Lata Mangeshkar was born in 1929 in Indore. Her father, Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar, was a classical singer and theatre actor. Mangeshkar had recorded songs in over a thousand Hindi films. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award was conferred to her in 1989. In 2001, she was awarded the Bharat Ratna. France honoured her with its highest civilian award, the Officer of the Legion of Honour, in 2007.

It has been a week since legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar was admitted to the hospital after she tested positive for COVID-19. She continues to remain in the ICU at Breach Candy hospital in Mumbai and is under treatment by Associate Professor Dr Pratit Samdani and his team. When ETimes contacted Dr Samdani and asked about the 92-year-old singer's health update, he said, “She continues to remain in the ICU under observation. There is a minimal improvement from the worst.”

The legendary singer of the country Lata Mangeshkar passed away at 92. She breathed her last in Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai