R&B Singer Jeremih Has COVID, Prognosis 'Bleak'

The 33-year-old is said to be on a ventilator

By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 16, 2020 12:40 AM CST

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R&B Singer Jeremih Has COVID, Prognosis 'Bleak' — Singer Jeremih performs at Power 105.1's Powerhouse 2015 at Barclays Center on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP)

A young R&B singer is reportedly fighting for his life in the ICU, battling COVID-19. TMZ reports that sources say Jeremih, 33, is on a ventilator and his prognosis is "bleak." Vulture notes other big names in the music industry are asking for prayers for the Chicago-based singer. Those include 50 Cent, Chance the Rapper, Big Sean, and Hitmaka, who started posting Saturday. "pray for my boy Jeremih he’s not doing good this covid s--- is real," wrote 50 Cent. He followed up Sunday to note the singer was now "doing a little better," though TMZ updated the same day to say his illness had gotten worse. (Read more coronavirus stories.)