<p>A 48-year-old priest of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams temple has succumbed to Covid-19 and cardiac arrest.</p>.<p>The priest employed at the Sri Govindaraja Swamy temple in Tirupati was on deputation to the Lord Venkateswara temple in Tirumala where he was performing the rituals, a TTD official told DH.</p>.<p>Around 200 employees of the TTD were tested as positive till now. This is the first death of a TTD priest, because of Covid-19.</p>.<p>The priest passed away on Thursday evening at the Sri Padmavathi Covid-19 Care Centre in the Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS) in Tirupati.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-unlock-30-rules-india-maharashtra-karnataka-delhi-tamil-nadu-mumbai-bengaluru-chennai-ahmedabad-new-delhi-total-cases-deaths-recoveries-today-covid-19-coronavirus-vaccine-covid-vaccine-updates-869265.html">Follow latest updates on the Covid-19 pandemic here</a></strong></p>.<p>“The deceased has comorbidities and is a diabetic, obese patient. He was admitted in the hospital following shortness of breath on August 2 and was having 88 percent oxygen level at that time. He was shifted to ICU for better monitoring and was on Oxygen and non-invasive Ventilation on and off. However, on Thursday evening, he was unresponsive to CPR as he developed shortness of breath and was declared dead by the hospital authorities,” a statement from the TTD said.</p>.<p>TTD Chairman YV Subba Reddy expressed shock over the demise and stated that TTD would provide all necessary support to the bereaved family.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh has added 10,328 new cases on Thursday taking the Covid-19 tally to 1,96,789 in the state. 1753 people died because of Covid-19 and comorbidities till now.</p>
<p>A 48-year-old priest of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams temple has succumbed to Covid-19 and cardiac arrest.</p>.<p>The priest employed at the Sri Govindaraja Swamy temple in Tirupati was on deputation to the Lord Venkateswara temple in Tirumala where he was performing the rituals, a TTD official told DH.</p>.<p>Around 200 employees of the TTD were tested as positive till now. This is the first death of a TTD priest, because of Covid-19.</p>.<p>The priest passed away on Thursday evening at the Sri Padmavathi Covid-19 Care Centre in the Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS) in Tirupati.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-unlock-30-rules-india-maharashtra-karnataka-delhi-tamil-nadu-mumbai-bengaluru-chennai-ahmedabad-new-delhi-total-cases-deaths-recoveries-today-covid-19-coronavirus-vaccine-covid-vaccine-updates-869265.html">Follow latest updates on the Covid-19 pandemic here</a></strong></p>.<p>“The deceased has comorbidities and is a diabetic, obese patient. He was admitted in the hospital following shortness of breath on August 2 and was having 88 percent oxygen level at that time. He was shifted to ICU for better monitoring and was on Oxygen and non-invasive Ventilation on and off. However, on Thursday evening, he was unresponsive to CPR as he developed shortness of breath and was declared dead by the hospital authorities,” a statement from the TTD said.</p>.<p>TTD Chairman YV Subba Reddy expressed shock over the demise and stated that TTD would provide all necessary support to the bereaved family.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh has added 10,328 new cases on Thursday taking the Covid-19 tally to 1,96,789 in the state. 1753 people died because of Covid-19 and comorbidities till now.</p>
