KOLKATA : Prima Donna of Bengali music Sandhya Mukhopadhyay is still critical and is on oxygen support, the private hospital where the noted singer is being treated confirmed on Saturday.
The nonagenarian has ischemic heart disease and was diagnosed with the novel coronavirus. The hospital also confirmed that her condition has improved. "The singer has an irregular heart rhythm for which she is on medicines, and is being given medication to keep up her blood pressure," the hospital said in a statement on Saturday. "She has multi-organ dysfunction and is on oxygen support.
Her mentation (mental activity) is clear and she is communicating well. Presently, she is taking food orally. Her overall clinical status is stable but critical," it added.
Mukhopadhyay was initially admitted to SSKM hospital as her health condition deteriorated on Thursday morning after she fell in the bathroom of her residence the previous day.