John Prine

"John Prine has been hospitalized with Covid-19 symptoms and is in critical condition, his family said in a statement posted to the country folk icon’s Twitter account.

The 73-year-old singer-songwriter was taken to the hospital Thursday after a “sudden onset” of unspecified symptoms, according to the statement, and was intubated Saturday night.

He “continues to receive care, but his situation is critical,” according to the statement. Mr. Prine’s wife and manager, Fiona Whelan Prine, was diagnosed with the novel coronavirus earlier this month, and the couple had been self-quarantining and isolated from one another, according to her social media.

Mr. Prine, a staple of Americana, known for his humorous country music as well as songs of protest and social commentary, was given a lifetime achievement award this year by the Recording Academy, the body that hands out the Grammys."