Manoj Kumar (33), Hyderabad journalist working at TV5 news channel has died of COVID-19 today, June 7. He tested COVID positive on June 4 and was undergoing treatment at Gandhi hospital. The doctors have said that Manoj also had comorbidities as he suffered from bilateral pneumonitis and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.In the past he was also diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis and had undergone thymus gland surgery.
Speaking about his death, TV editor Vijay Narayan said, “The hospital authorities had told us he was doing fine until yesterday but was shifted to the ICU and put on ventilator support sometime around 9.35 am this morning, but passed away.”
“When I first came to Hyderabad in 2013 as a novice reporter he was the one who introduced me to all police officials. He was very well known in his neighbourhood and respected. He used to always take me home for lunch whenever we used to meet. We were close, this is a huge loss,” said India Today Reporter Ashish.
Hailing from Madannapet in Telangana, he is survived by his wife. Manoj got married in September 2019 and his wife is now pregnant. Reportedly, his brother is said to be undergoing treatment in Gandhi Hospital for COVID. Meanwhile, COVID case have rose to 3,496 in the state as of Saturday.
