Lata Mangeshkar Passes Away: Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar passed away at 8:12 am in Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital on Sunday. The hospital said in a statement that the singer died due to multi-organ failure.
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Earlier in the day, a senior doctor treating her at the Breach Candi Hospital said was in the intensive care unit (ICU) of Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital, said Dr Pratit Samdani, who is treating her at the hospital.
The hospital authorities said the arrangements are now being made to take her body to Shivaji Park where it will be kept for public homage.
N Santhanam, chief executive officer of Breach Candy Hospital, said, “She came and got admitted as a Covid patient. Covid was treated, but due to post Covid complications she passed away.”
Mangeshkar was admitted to the ICU of Breach Candy hospital, where she was being treated by Dr. Pratit Samdani and his team of doctors. The legendary singer was showing improvement until last week but her health deteriorated and she was put back on ventilator support on Saturday morning. The singer was also being treated for pneumonia. She recovered from COVID-19 and pneumonia on January 30.
On Saturday, several high-profile personalities visited the hospital including Union Minister Piyush Goyal, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar, and NCP leader Supriya Sule to check on the singer.
In November 2019, Mangeshkar was admitted to the same hospital after she had difficulty in breathing and was diagnosed with pneumonia. She was discharged after 28 days.
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