Journalist succumbs to COVID-19 in Hyderabad; Telangana CM KCR issues condolences

A journalist who tested positive for COVID-19 and was suffering from severe comorbidities died in Telangana on Sunday, in what is believed to be first case of a journalist's death arising due to Coronavirus in state.

'He suffered a cardiac arrest & couldn't be revived'

According to Doctor Raja Rao, Superintendent, Gandhi Hospital Hyderab, deceased was mitted to hospital on June 4 after getting referred from Fever hospital due to testing positive for infection. He was mitted immediately and treatment started. patient developed breathlessness by afteron on same day of mission and was shifted to ICU.

"A team of doctors, including physicians, anaestists, pulmologists, treated him round clock. But today morning, he suffered a cardiac arrest and could t be revived and declared de at 9:37 am," Superintendent Gandhi Hospital was quoted as saying by ANI.

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journalist h bilateral pneumonia with -1 respiratory failure and Acute Respiratory Disease Syndrome (ARDS) when he was mitted, doctors at hospital said. He was also suffering from Myasnia Gravis, a long-term neuromuscular disease that les to varying degrees of skeletal muscle weakness, y said.

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Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao conveyed condolences on demise.  Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy also condoled death of scribe. 

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Telangana continued to report a surge in COVID-19 infections with 154 cases being reported on Sunday, taking tally to 3,650 even as 14 people died due to virus, taking total fatalities to 137.

Out of 154 new cases, Greater Hyderab Municipal Corporation (GHMC) area alone accounted for 132, while remaining were reported from different parts of Telangana, a health department bulletin said.  number of people under treatment in hospitals stood at 1,771, bulletin said.

India's total Covid cases have risen to 256,611 on Monday morning, of which 125,381 are active. 7,135 people have died thus far while 124,095 have recovered. As per a mamatical model-based research by Health Ministry officials, Covid may be eliminated from India by mid-September if certain parameters hold. 

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(With ncy inputs) (Photo Credit: ANI)