Singer for Toots and the Maytals, Frederick “Toots” Hibbert, was admitted to a Jamaican intensive care unit after concerns he contracted COVID-19. The band notified fans of Hibbert’s health concerns in a Facebook post, saying the singer is in “good spirits, and is showing signs of improvement by the hour.”
“While reports of Mr. Hibbert being in an intensive care unit at a private facility in the Corporate Area are true, the family would like to assure those concerned that he is making positive progress and is receiving the best possible treatment, while he awaits the results on his COVID-19 test,” the statement reads.
Family members asked fans to pray for a health diagnosis, and speedy recovery.
This follows a report from Jamaican news outlet The Gleaner, saying Toots had difficulty breathing over the weekend. The singer’s manager tempered concerns of a coronavirus diagnosis telling the publication "It was our wish that he stayed at the hospital where he can be under full observation because of his age and who he is.”
Toots released his new album Got To Be Tough, Friday.
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