A 45-year-old journalist working for a Telugu TV channel died of Covid-19 in a hospital here on Sunday, an official of the hospital said. The scribe with fever and breathing problems was admitted to the facility designated as a Covid-19 centre on Saturday evening and tested positive for the virus, the official said.
The bereaved family was taken to an isolation ward, the official added. Andhra Pradesh Ministers P Ramachandra Reddy and K Narayana Swamy and former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu condoled the death of the journalist.
Published 12 July 2020, 17:39 IST