Veteran singer Lata Mangeshkar tests Covid positive, admitted in ICU

Jan. 11: Legendary singer and well-known Bollywood personality Lata Mangeshkar has tested positive for COVID-19. The veteran singer is 92 and has been admitted to the ICU of Breach Candy hospital in south Mumbai. The veteran singer’s niece, Rachna confirmed the same to news agency ANI that she is experiencing mild symptoms.

She is also the recipient of several awards such as Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan, Dada Saheb Phalke, and many more National Film Awards. She is lovingly called the nightingale of India. In 1947, the Guinness Book Of Records ranked her as the most-recorded artist in history. In 2001, Lata Mangesgkar was conferred India’s highest civilian honor, Bharat Ratna.