COVID-19

30.09.2021. BELARUSSIA. Vitsebsk journalist and poet Konstantin Seviarynets (photo) died at the age of 70  at COVID-19. Seviarynets has been in journalism since 1979, ansd a speaker on the Belarusian Radio. About two weeks ago Konstantin and Tatiana Seviarynets fell ill with COVID-19. Mr. Constantine's disease began to be severe. Despite the efforts of doctors, Severnets failed to overcome the disease.

28.09.2021. VENEZUELA. Journalist Angel Cedeño, (photo, 38) a native of Venezuela, was a correspondent in the Latin American country for Telecinco and collaborated with the newspaper Nius. He died this monday. Cedeño himself could not believe the situation he had to face: «I couldn’t breathe, I thought I was going to die. And so I had to visit other hospitals until I reached the University Clinic where they treated me for the kicks and in inhumane conditions. There, Covid and non-Covid patients remain in the same place (…) Venezuela is facing a collapsed health system, ”Ángel wrote to a friend the same day he fainted.

27.09.2021. USA. On Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, longtime journalist and McDowell County Sheriff's Office Administrative-Public Information Assistant Richelle Bailey (photo) passed away at Baptist Hospital in Winston Salem (North Carolina) following complications from COVID-19. Richelle worked for a number of years with McDowell News. Then in May 2013, Richelle joined the Sheriff's Office full-time as the Administrative/Public Information Assistant.

26.09.2021. BRASIL. O jornalista Manoel Moreno (photo), de 59 anos, morreu na noite desde sábado (25) de Covid-19. Ele estava internado desde o dia 2 de setembro na Santa Casa de Paraguaçu Paulista (SP) devido a complicações da doença.Desde o dia 15 ele seguia intubado na UTI. Manoel era responsável por um site de notícias de Paraguaçu Paulista e região.

26.09.2021. ITALIA. E’ venuto a mancare dopo una breve malattia il giornalista pubblicista Germano Scargiali (photo). Scargiali aveva 75 anni ed è rimasto vittima del Covid; si è spento in ospedale. La sua era una figura molto nota negli ambienti velistici italiani. Di questo sport era innamorato ed aveva cominciato a seguirlo sin dagli anni ’60, scrivendone, tra l’altro, su Giornale di Sicilia, Corriere dello Sport e sulla rivista Nautica.

26.09,2021. CUBA. El colectivo laboral de la Emisora Radio Florida de Cuba lamenta el fallecimiento en la tarde de este 26 de septiembre del destacado periodista Humberto Guevara Esquivel (phioto) a sus 80 años de edad, víctima de secuelas asociadas a la COVID-19. Destacan la Distinción Félix Elmuza de la Unión de Periodistas de Cuba por sus 15 años de labor, la condecoración Raúl Gómez García que otorga el Sindicato Nacional de la Cultura, la medalla Aniversario 50 de la Unión de Periodistas de Cuba y el Premio por la Obra de la Vida, también entregado por la Dirección del Gremio periodístico en la provincia de Camagüey.

23.09.2021. USA. Established local media figure Darian Dudrick (photo, 52), well-known for his interviews on Big Horn Radio Network’s “Daybreak with Darian Dudrick,” died Tuesday. The network announced his death Tuesday night on social media, Susan Patrick, co-owner of Legend Communications, the company that owns the station, said she is “devastated” over Dudrick’s passing. Patrick confirmed Dudrick died from COVID-19 and was “hospitalized for COVID and nothing else.” “He was a great journalist and recognized across the state of Wyoming,” she said.

22.09.2021. ARGENTINA. Las secuelas del Covid se llevaron a Mario Rodríguez Muñoz (photo). La redacción de PERFIL, Fortuna y toda la editorial ha sufrido un duro golpe por la pérdida de uno de nuestros mejores hombres en lo profesional pero por sobre todo en lo humano.

21.09.2021. TURKEY. Owner of local newspaper Son Nokta, Turkish journalist Erol Kes (photo) who didn't believe the pandemic is real died of COVID-19 on Sept. 20, his paper reported. "Erol Kes contracted coronavirus a while back. He was taken into intensive care on Sept. 10 when his condition became grave. Today, we received the sad news about him," said his daily in an announcement of his death.

21.09.2021. SRI LANKA. Senior Tamil journalist and Tamil B.A. Anthony Mark (photo) from Mannar has passed away at the age of 80 due to Covid-19 on September 21, while being treated at #Mullaithivu Hospital for COVID-19. He raised voices to know the whereabouts of disappeared Tamils and continuously demand the release of political prisoners.

20.09.2021. MEXICO. La madrugada de este lunes, falleció el destacado periodista deportivo Santiago Morales Ortiz (photo), quien tenía una importante trayectoria en diferentes medios de comunicación. Trascendió que Morales Ortiz, de 61 años de edad, habría perdido la batalla contra la Covid-19. Apenas hace 6 días, el pasado 14 de septiembre, su esposa, Martha Elba Sulvarán Blancas también perdió la vida.

19.09.2021. INDIA. Cuttack (Odisha)-based journalist- litterateur Manorama Mohapatra (photo) died of Covid-19 complications on 19 September 2021. The former editor of highly circulated Odia daily Samaja passed away while undergoing corona treatment at a government hospital. Mohapatra (87) won a number of awards including Sahitya Academy (1984), Soviet Nehru (1988), Critic Circle of India (1990), Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar Samman (1991), etc.

19.09.2021. HONDURAS. El periodista y catedrático universitario Óscar Rafael Jananía (photo) falleció en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos (UCI), a causa de la COVID-19, luego de permanecer internado en el Instituto Hondureño de Seguridad Social (IHSS) en San Pedro Sula. Según se conoció Janania se había aplicado la vacuna johnson & johnson en Estados Unidos, pero las enfermedades base le complicó su salud durante la pandemia. Jananía era catedrático de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras en el Valle de Sula (UNAH-VS), CEUTEC y director de prensa de VTV.

17.09.2021. PANAMA. El Periodista Chiricano Luis Alberto Gaitán (photo) fundador de Informe Especial en la Radio que se radiodifunde en @Megamix905 falleció la mañana de este viernes en el Hospital Regional Familiares confirmaron la noticia, el comunicador social sufrió complicaciones del COVID-19.

16.09.2021. INDIA. Agartala (Tripura) based veteran journalist turned politician Gautam Das (èhoto) died of Covid-19 complications on 16 September 2021. Das (70), who edited Daily Desher Katha newspaper and was one of the founder members of Agartala Press Club passed away while undergoing corona treatment in a Kolkata hospital.

16.09.2021. GUATEMALA. El jueves 16 de septiembre se dio a conocer el deceso de Mario Roberto Morales (photo), ganador del Premio Nacional de Literatura 2007. De acuerdo con allegados de Mario Roberto, el escritor y periodista fue internado en un hospital privado durante la segunda semana de septiembre debido a complicaciones por covid-19, pero después fue trasladado al Hospital Especializado de Villa Nueva.

15.09.2021. USA. Conservative radio host Pastor Robert "Bob" Enyart (photo), who swore off Covid-19 vaccines, has died from complications due to the virus."It comes with an extremely heavy heart that my close friend and co-host of Real Science Radio has lost his battle with Covid," said co-host Fred Williams on Facebook. Enyart is one of several conservative radio hosts who passed away recently from Covid-19 complications after complaining about masks and expressing skepticism about vaccines. Dick Farrel, a Florida-based talk radio host, passed away from the coronavirus in August, as did Nashville-based host Phil Valentine, who was 65 when he died. Marc Bernier, another Florida-based conservative radio host and an outspoken opponent of masking and vaccines, also died of Covid-19 last month.

14.09.2021. CUBA. El reconocido periodista avileño, José Aurelio Paz (photo), "JOPA", como solía firmar, Premio Nacional de Periodismo, falleció este martes 14 de septiembre, a causa de la COVID-19.

12.09.2021. VENEZUELA. Murió la periodista del estado Portuguesa, Nichols Fernández (photo), tras perder la batalla contra el Covid-19. Tenía además 22 semanas de gestación, por lo cual se transforman en dos las víctimas, informó Noticia Al Minuto. Trabajo en las emisoras radiales Rumbera 89.3 FM y Fanática 99.5 FM.

11.09.2011. BRASIL. Morreu, na noite deste sábado (11), o padre redentorista Jesus Flores (photo), aos 87 anos, vítima de complicações da Covid-19. Sacerdote há mais de 60 anos, ele também era jornalista e trabalhava na Rádio Difusora.

09.09.2021. KAZAKHSTAN. On September 9, the funeral of the editor-in-chief of the opposition newspaper DAT Bakhytgul Makimbay (photo) took place in Almaty. They tried to bring the journalist to court more than once, she was attacked, but she remained faithful  to her profession until her death. Bakhytgul Makimbay died in an Almaty hospital from COVID-19.

09.09.2021. ARGENTINA. Esta mañana, la dolorosa noticia del fallecimiento del periodista Julio Grandjean (photo) colmó las redes sociales con mensajes de despedida y homenajes. La muerte se produjo luego de batallar durante semanas contra una infección provocada por coronavirus. Se desempeñaba como director de comunicación institucional del Ministerio de Desarrollo Social de la provincia. acido en Buenos Aires y fanático de San Lorenzo, se radicó en Tucumán hace más de 20 años y, como Julio Grandi, comenzó una carrera como relator de radio de los partidos de Atlético y San Martín. También trabajó en El Tribuno Tucumán y en diferentes emisoras de la capital y Yerba Buena.

08.09.2021. CAMEROUN. Le journaliste camerounais Amobe Mévégue (photo) est mort de Covid-19 (famille). L’illustre homme de médias, spécialisé en culture a rendu l’âme ce 8 septembre 2021. Deux semaines après l’inhumation de de sa mère au Cameroun, le journaliste, animateur de France 24 et patron de la chaine Ubinnews, Amobe Mévégue est mort à 52 ans.

05.09.2021. USA. Celebrity photographer Raymund Isaac (photo) died on Saturday, September 4, after being hospitalized for COVID-19 in San Francisco, California. He was 59. A veteran in the photography business, Raymund started out doing fashion editorials and later branched out into beauty and advertising photography.

05.09.2021. BENIN. La mort du journaliste Vincent Foly (photo), emporté par le Covid-19 le 3 septembre, a déclenché une vague d’hommages unanimes à l’endroit de cette grande voix du journalisme. La nouvelle de la mort de Vincent Foly est tombée vendredi 3 septembre dans la soirée. Atteint de Covid-19, le journaliste de 68 ans, promoteur de La Nouvelle Tribune, est décédé à Allada, non loin de Cotonou.

04.09.2021. IRAN. Elmira Manshadi, (photo), a journalist with the Iranian daily Shahrara, has died from the coronavirus. She passed away on Friday night at the age of 35 after a 10-day battle with the respiratory disease in the intensive care unit in a Tehran hospital.The Shahrara editor-in-chief said Manshadi was an experienced journalist who spent 14 years working for the Iranian daily.

04.09.2021. PUERTO RICO (USA). El legendario reportero de la televisión puertorriqueña Efrén Arroyo Torres (photo) murió a causa del COVID-19, según se confirmó este sábado. Efrén Arroyo nació en Santurce, el 18 de junio de 1953. Comenzó su carrera periodística en 1978. El periodista no estaba vacunado y llevaba 2 semanas con síntomas.

04.09.2021. PHILIPPINES. Journalist and former Iloilo Press Club (IPC) president Rommel Ynion (photo) died on Friday, two days after he posted on his social media account that he tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Ynion was the publisher of the defunct The News Today Iloilo. He wrote a column for Panay News, too.

03.09.2021. USA. Longtime Channel 8 anchor Gary Waddell (photo) dies from heart attack while being treated for COVID-19. Waddell, who was 77, died Thursday night at St. Rose Dominican Hospital’s Siena Campus.

02.09.2021. PHILIPPINES. The publisher of a community newspaper in Bulacan province died of COVID-19 complications on Thursday (Sept. 2), relatives said. Josephine Bautista Reyes-Burgos (photo, 59), founded “News Core” in 2006, serving as its publisher until her death.

02.09.2021. SRI LANKA. Pragas Gnanapragasam (photo), a 26-year-old Tamil young journalist from Jaffna, Northern Province, died today after contracting Covid-19. His death just happened one day after the journalist publicly tweeted about contracting the Covid-19.  Pragas, a native of Kodikamam, was an independent journalist writing for magazines and newspapers in the North-East.

01.09.2021. COLOMBIA. El reconocido periodista Javier Ayala (photo) falleció este miércoles tras varios días de lucha contra el coronavirus, de acuerdo con la información suministrada por varios allegados. Ayala fue uno de los más destacados periodistas del país. Inició su carrera en la prensa escrita, más específicamente como redactor económico del diario El Espectador, y se desempeñó como jefe de información económica del diario El Tiempo. Fue el fundador de exitosos noticieros de televisión como Noticiero Nacional y En Vivo, así como miembro de los equipos informativos de Caracol y RCN Radio. También se desempeñó como comentarista económico del noticiero CM&.

29.08.2021. USA. Florida radio host died of Covid-19. A conservative radio host from Florida who criticised coronavirus vaccination efforts – and called himself “Mr Anti-Vax” – before contracting Covid-19 himself has died, his station said on Saturday. WNDB and Southern Stone Communications announced the passing of Marc Bernier (65, photo), who informed and entertained listeners on WNDB for over 30 years.

28.08.2021. BANGLADESH. Daily Janakantha Gaibandha Correspondent and Gaibandha Press Club General
Secretary Abu Jafar Sabu (photo) died of Covid-19. He breathed his last at a Bogura hospital.  Jafar is the 66th

Bangladeshi journalist killed by the deadly virus.

27.08.2021. PHILIPPINES. Veteran journalist Melo Acuña (photo) died of COVID-19 on Friday, August 27. Acuña was 64. At the time of his death, Acuña worked at the media office of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) News, a contributor to La Croix, and UCAN; and was correspondent at the Asia Pacific Daily.

25.08.2021. MEXICO. El Pleno de la Comisión Permanente del Congreso rindió un minuto de silencio al periodista Mario Ruiz Redondo (photo), que falleció en su natal Chiapas debido a complicaciones por Covid 19. El presidente de la Mesa Directiva, Eduardo Ramírez Aguilar, recordó que el pasado 21 de agosto falleció Mario Ruiz Redondo, en Tapachula, Chiapas. “Hombre que por su buen ejercicio en la prensa escrita se hizo merecedor en dos ocasiones al Premio Nacional de Periodismo e igual número de ocasiones fue condecorado por el Senado de la República, con el Premio al Mérito Periodístico’’. Ruiz Redondo también fue catedrático en la Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales de la UNAM y ejercicio el periodismo por más de 47 años. Sus trabajos periodísticos fueron publicados en periódicos en el Universal, Excélsior, Televisa, Imevisión –hoy TV Azteca–; fue director adjunto a la Presidencia y Dirección General de Organización Editorial Mexicana y director del país.

23.08.2021. ESPANA. El empresario y publicista cubano-español Arturo Villar (photo) falleció el 21 agosto en Santander, España, víctima del COVID-19. Tenía 87 años de edad. Villar fue el editor de Hispanic Market Weekly, que sirvió de puente entre los publicistas hispanos en Estados Unidos, y de Vista Magazine, una de las primeras publicaciones en inglés dirigidas a los hispanos. El empresario también fue el editor de ALA (The Latin American Features Syndicate) y de Opiniones Latinoamericanas, una revista mensual sobre temas hemisféricos. En su trayectoria se destaca el lanzamiento de la revista K, que llegaba en los periódicos más prestigiosos de América Latina.

23.08.2021. ALGERIE. La journaliste de l'Agence Algérie presse service (APS) du bureau de la wilaya d'El Tarf, Nadjet Fennouche (photo), est décédée lundi en début d’après midi, à l'hôpital Besbes à l'âge de 54 ans, a-t-on appris auprès de sa famille. Ayant contracté la Covid-19, la défunte avait été transférée, depuis une semaine à l'hôpital de la ville de Besbes dans la wilaya d’El Tarf et son état s’est détérioré au cours de ces deux derniers jours, selon une source médicale.

23.08.2021. BRASIL. Jornalista Ana Paula Veiga (photo) morre aos 30 anos, vítima de Covid-19, em Porto Alegre. Ana Veiga travou uma verdadeira batalha contra uma leucemia. No Hospital contraiu a Covid-19.

22.08.2021. USA. A conservative talk radio host from Tennessee who had been a vaccine skeptic until he was hospitalized from COVID-19 has died. He was 61. Nashville radio station SuperTalk 99.7 WTN confirmed Phil Valentine's (photo) death in a tweet Saturday. Valentine had been a skeptic of coronavirus vaccines. But after he tested positive for COVID-19, and prior to his hospitalization, he told his listeners to consider, “If I get this COVID thing, do I have a chance of dying from it?” If so, he advised them to get vaccinated. He said he chose not to get vaccinated because he thought he probably wouldn't die. After Valentine was moved into a critical care unit, Mark Valentine said his brother regretted that “he wasn't a more vocal advocate of the vaccination” (with Associated Press).

21.08.2021. CUBA. El periodista cubano José Luis Estrada Betancourt (photo), quien trabajó durante casi 20 años en la sección cultural del diario oficial Juventud Rebelde, murio de Covid-19 el sábado en La Habana, a los 53 años de edad. "Regresaba de un viaje al Turquino con la AHS (Asociación Hermanos Saíz) y pasó sus últimos días luchando con la enfermedad en el Hospital (Manuel) Fajardo", informó el periodista Michel Hernández en su perfil de Facebook.

20.08.2021. NICARAGUA. La periodista Margarita Rojas (photo), falleció hoy a consecuencia del Covid-19, confirmaron fuentes de  American Nicaraguan Chamber of Commerce donde se desempeñó por varios años como su Relacionista Pública.

20.08.2021. NIGERIA. The family of the late Mohammed Fawehinmi (photo) said that he died of complications from COVID-19 infection. The Head of the family, Saheed Fawehinmi, who disclosed this to journalists at the GRA, Ikeja residence, said that Mohammed did not take any dose of the COVID-19 vaccines. The deceased was the Chairman of Nigerian Weekly Law Reports before his demise.

19.08.2021. BANGLADESH. Daily Bangladesh Pratidin photojournalist and Chattogram Photojournalists’ Association president Didarul Alam  (photo) died of Covid-19. He breathed his last at a Chattogram Hospital. Didarul is the 65th Bangladeshi journalist killed by the deadly virus.

18.08.2021. USA. A former ABC13 reporter who had a passion for sharing stories died of COVID-19, according to his family. Stuart Wayne Stanley (photo), who was 56 years old, died on Saturday, Aug. 7. He worked at several different TV stations early on in his career until he ended up at Houston's own ABC13.

16.08.2021. VENEZUELA. El periodista Franklin Pazos (photo) perdió la batalla ante el COVID 19 luego de un mes de lucha contra la enfermedad. En la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos del Hospital Central de Valencia recibía los servicios médicos. El comunicador de 75 años era uno de los más apreciados personajes del gremio en la entidad. Laboró en distintos medios en la región central entre ellos Notitarde.

15.08.2021. ALGERIE. Amina Sahraoui (photo), une journaliste qui présentait la météo sur Ennahar TV, est décédée des suites du coronavirus. Selon la chaîne d’information, qui cite des membres de la famille de la défunte, la jeune présentatrice était à son cinquième mois de grossesse. La liste des journalistes décédés cette année se rallonge donc de plus en plus en Algérie. La famille des journalistes a déjà perdu, le mois de juillet dernier, l’animateur et journaliste Karim Boussalem ainsi que le présentateur télé Slimane Bakhlili.

19.08.2021. SOUTH AFRICA. Ragani Achary (photo) passed on due to Covid-19 complications. Achary (48), Head of News at Hot 102.7 FM, worked for television stations such as eNCA and SABC. She is well-respected within broadcast media and for the nurturing of young reporters. Achary also worked for various radio stations, such as Capital radio 604.

13.08.2021. NIGERIA. The management of Fresh FM has disclosed that the late Journalist, David Ajiboye (photo) who until his death few days ago was the General Manager, Fresh FM, Ado Ekiti, died of Covid-19 complications, reports The Gazelle News.com.This was revealed in a press statement signed by Samson Akindele on behalf of the FreshFM management.

12.08.2021. BANGLADESH. Jamuna Television Chuadanga district Correspondent Ariful Islam Dalim (photo) died of Covid-19. He breathed his last at a Dhaka Hospital. Ariful is the 64th Bangladeshi journalist killed by the deadly virus.

12.08.2021. INDONESIA. The press personnel of Payakumbuh and Limapuluh Kota Regency mourned

one of the local senior journalists, Zulkifli Damhur. Zulkifli died on Thursday (12/8) at the Adnan Wd

Payakumbuh Hospital while battling Covid-19 (Photo: Funeral procession for Zulkifli Damhur)

11.08.2021. Brasil: 278 periodistas murieron a causa del COVID-19 desde que comenzó la pandemia (FENAJ).
Con este número, el país sudamericano encabeza las estadísticas mundiales de trabajadores de prensa muertos durante la pandemia. Según el registro realizado por el departamento de Salud y Seguridad de la Federación Nacional de Periodistas de Brasil (FENAJ) de los 278, 199 fallecieron durante los primeros siete meses de 2021. Veja o Dossiê completo:

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11.08.2021. THAILAND. News industry loses a senior reporter at Channel 3 who has contracted COVID-19.

Died at age 66 Mr. Thongpan Jangjamrat (photo), senior correspondent for Channel 3 of Samut Prakan Province and chairman of the Advisory $Board of the Eastern Channel 3 Journalists Association.

11.08.2021. ZIMBABWE. Journalist and women rights activist Vimbai Nhutsve Musengi (photo) died from complications of Covid-19 in the early hours of today. She was 41. Her demise came barely one day after her mother had also succombed to Covid-19 complications. Vimbai's husband, Kudzi Musengi, also a seasoned journalist, confirmed his wife's demise.

09.08.2021. BANGLADESH. Freedom fighter and the Daily Observer joint news editor Abul Mansur Chowdhury (photo) died of Covid-19. He was 66. Abul Mansur participated in the Liberation War in 1971 while studying at the University of Dhaka. Prior to joining the Daily Observer, he held important positions in various newspapers, including The New Nation and The Daily Star.

09.08.2021. ARGENTINA. Este lunes se conoció la triste noticia del fallecimiento, a los 70 años de edad, de Miguel Oliva del Río (photo), periodista deportivo e integrante durante muchísimos años de la mesa de Juntos, tras haber contraído covid. Según informó la propia emisora, Oliva del Río dejó de existir este domingo a la noche en el Hospital San Juan Bautista, en Catamarca.

07.08.2021. INDIA. Shillong (Meghalaya) based veteran journalist Syndor Singh Syiem died of post Covid-19 complications on 6 August 2021. Syiem (67) was associated with a number of Khasi vernacular newspapers like Pyrta Riewlum, U Nongsain Hima, U Peitngor, etc. The former president of the Shillong Press Club passed away while undergoing treatments in the hospital.

07.08.2021. USA. An anti-vaccine right-wing radio host in West Palm Beach, Florida died Wednesday from COVID-19 complications. Dick Farrel (65, photo), used his local talk show and social media to rail against Dr. Anthony Fauci, who he called a “power tripping lying freak,” and say that no one should get the coronavirus vaccine. When COVID-19 sent him to the hospital for three weeks, though, he changed his tune, urging friends to get vaccinated.

07.08.2021. BANGLADESH. The Daily Inqilab Senior Reporter Md Abdur Rahim (photo) died of Covid-19 at a hospital in Dhaka. He was 75. Abdur Rahim breathed his last at LabAid Hospital where he was undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit. Abdur Rahim was a member of the National Press Club and Dhaka Reporters Unity. Abdur Rahim is the 62nd Bangladeshi journalist killed by the deadly virus.

06.08.2021. BRASIL. Morreu por volta das 3h desta sexta-feira (6) o radialista de São Carlos (SP) Luis Carlos Morelli Machado (photo), após um infarto fulminante em sua residência após um tempo de afastamento ao testar positivo para Covid-19. Luis trabalhou como jornalista e radialista na Intersom FM e estava trabalhando na Rádio São Carlos AM.

06.08.2021. GUATEMALA. Falleció el comunicador y periodista de LARED Moisés Vargas Elias Vargas Argueta, gran amigo y gran persona, muy profesional y respetuoso por Covid. Su pasion por el deporte lo llevo a trabajar en la radio TGW, luego en radio La Red, y en el canal Tigo Sports.

06.08.2021. ARGENTINA. El periodista y taxista Miguel Barredo (photo), miembro del programa radial de los sábados en Sí 98.9 Punto y Aparte, falleció este viernes por la noche por el agravamiento de su cuadro de covid-19. Cada sábado desde hace muchos años, co-conducía el programa Punto y Aparte.

05.08.2021. ABKHAZIA/RUSSIA. Honored Journalist of Abkhazia, Deputy Director General of the Abkhaz State Television and Radio Company (AGTRK) Otar Lakrba died at the age of 63 as a result of the consequences of the coronavirus. This was reported by the Union of Journalists of Abkhazia.

05.08.2021. COSTA RICA. El fútbol nacional, lamentablemente, se tiñe de negro y despide a un gran periodista, pero sobre todo a una grata persona: Alejandro Oviedo (photo), encargado de comunicaciones del Club Sport Herediano. Oviedo, de 33 años, falleció este jueves por complicaciones relacionadas con el COVID-19, que lo mantuvieron hospitalizado por varios días.

04.08.2021. RUSSIA. Journalist Sergei Astafiev died at the age of 45 in Nizhny Novgorod. According to preliminary data, the cause of his death was COVID-19. Sergey Astafiev has worked in many regional publications. The last place of work was the online edition of Business News.

04.08.2021. BOLIVIA. Moisés Torres Ramírez (photo), reconocido periodista, presentador de televisión y propietario de medios de comunicación, falleció la madrugada de este miércoles a sus 72 años en Sucre. La enfermedad del covid-19 complicó su estado de salud en los últimos días, por lo que estaba intubado en el centro centinela de la Caja Nacional de Salud, donde falleció por un paro cardíaco, informó su familia. Torres Ramírez era propietario de la emisora de radio y el canal de televisión Colosal.

03.08.2021. MEXICO. Falleció el periodista Sergio Rueda Ramírez (photo), originario de Villa Allende Veracruz, a consecuencia del COVID-19. Laboraba en el canal 53 y en canal 28 de televisión local de Monterrey. Había cumplido 30 años de edad el pasado 26 de mayo.

02.08.2021. SOUTH AFRICA. The South African National Editors' Forum (SANEF) said it is saddened that the deadly Covid-19 pandemic continues to claim more journalist’s lives. Four journalists died in the month of July. Former SABC football analyst Coudjoe Amankwaa died last Friday, Business Report (BR) journalist, Sandile Mchunu (51, photo), former Daily Sun journalist, Sonqoba Kunene, died on Sunday. Khopotso Bodibe, a former producer on SAFM, and later Health-E news also died during the week.

02.08.2021. KURDISTAN/IRAQ. Well-known Kurdish journalist Hunar Mizuri (photo) died after struggling with COVID-19 for over 30 days at hospital.

01.08.2021. VENEZUELA. Rossana Ordóñez (photo), periodista venezolana, falleció este 1 de agosto por Covid-19. Así lo anunció Delvalle Canelón, secretaria general del Colegio Nacional de Periodista. En su cuenta en Twitter, la comunicadora escribió: "Con profundo pesar lamento informar la muerte de una amiga, de una luchadora, de una colega y gran periodista Rossana Ordóñez". Durante su carrera trabajó en distintos medios impresos y audiovisuales venezolanos.

01.08.2021. BANGLADESH. Mamun Hossain (photo) died of COVID-19 at a Dhaka hospital. He was a staff member of the department of IT for Dhaka Tribune. He was 26 years old. Mamun is the 60th Bangladeshi journalist killed by the deadly virus.

01.08.2021. UNITED KINGDOM. A memorial service to celebrate the life of Bob Satchwell (photo), former editor of the Cambridge Evening News, will be held in September. The Cambridge journalist, who edited the paper from 1984 to 1998 and was described as a "giant of the industry", died at the age of 72 after contracting Covid-19. More recently, he became the founding executive director of the Society of Editors in 1999, which campaigns for media freedoms.

31.07.2021. MEXICO. La reportera guerrerense, Mariana Labastida (photo), falleció este sábado a causa del Covid-19, que padecía desde hace poco más de un mes. A través de redes sociales informaron el lamentable fallecimiento de la periodista. Desde que fue diagnosticada, se pidió la intervención de las autoridades de Salud para que fuera internada en el hospital del IMSS Acapulco, dónde recibió atención directa y le brindaron todos los medicamentos y equipo de respiración, sin embargo, este día murió.

30.07.2021. PHILIPPINES. Former Movie and Television Review Classifications Board (MTRCB) chairman and television host Manuel “Manoling” Morato (photo) has passed away. He was 87. Morato died at a Quezon City hospital on Friday afternoon due to COVID-19, his family confirmed to ABS-CBN News. In a statement, the MTRCB described Morato as a legend of the Philippine entertainment industry.

30.07.2021. ARGENTINA. La directora del multimedios de Eldorado “Norte Misionero”, Sonia Ríos (photo) murió en la mañana de este viernes tras haberse contagiado de Covid-19. La comunicadora era también cofundadora del portal digital “Norte Misionero”. Estaba internada en terapia intensiva. Luego de conocerse públicamente el deceso de la mujer, las redes sociales se inundaron de mensajes de acompañamiento a la familia por parte de funcionarios, colegas y vecinos de Eldorado.

29.07.2021. ALGERIE. Le journaliste de la rédaction anglophone de Canal Algérie Salem Azzi (photo) est décédé jeudi à l'âge de 62 ans des suites de complications dues à la Covid-19, a appris l'APS auprès du directeur de la chaîne. Le défunt a été admis, il y a une dizaine de jours, au service de réanimation de l'hôpital de Zéralda (Ouest d'Alger) après sa contamination au coronavirus avant de succomber à une détresse respiratoire, selon la même source.

29.07.2021. MALAWI. Death has been announced of veteran journalist and Researcher Sweeney Chinkango (photo). Chinkango died of COVID-19 at Adventist Hospital in Blantyre. Until his death, Chinkango was working with the State controlled Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC).

29.07.2021. RUSSIA. In the 86th year, the famous Crimean sports journalist Garrinald Nemirovsky (photo) passed away from Covid. This information to RIA Novosti Crimea was confirmed by the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Krymskaya Pravda" Mikhail Bakharev. The Crimean Football Union expressed condolences to the family and friends of Nemirovsky, noting that it is difficult to imagine Crimean sports without him.

29.07.2021. COLOMBIA. Eduardo Mantilla Trejos (photo) uno de los escritores, político, poeta y periodista que ha dado el llano colombo-venezolano, falleció hoy 29 de julio por causas asociadas al covid-19 en la ciudad de Bogotá. Autor de numerosos libros, ensayos, crónicas, artículos y monografías, Mantilla Trejos se encontraba internado en la unidad de cuidados intensivos desde el pasado sábado 24 de julio, en el Hospital Universitario de la Nacional.

28.07.2021. BANGLADESH. Journalist  Samsul Alam Dipti  (photo) died with COVID-19 symptoms while underway to a Dhaka hospital from Pabna district. He was the News Editor of the local  Weekly Ajker Chetona. He was 48. 

28.07.2021. RUSSIA. Raf Gurevich (photo) died in Moscow on July 28. Raf Gurevich is a well-known journalist, writer, screenwriter and director. He is one of the screenwriters of the "Trace" series, the author of the book "Man in Law", as well as one of the founders and former presenter of the Perm "Autoradio". He recently contracted coronavirus and could not bear the consequences of a serious illness. Raf Gurevich recently turned 75 years old.

26.07.2021. BANGLADESH. Abdur Razzaque (photo) died of COVID-19 at a Rakshahi hospital. He was a former Pabna district correspondent of Daily Ittfaq. He was 70 years old. He was a Freedom Fighter and former president of a local press club. Razzaque is the 59th Bangladeshi journalist killed by the deadly virus.

26.07.2021. CUBA. El periodista e investigador cienfueguero Andrés García Suárez (photo) nacido el 21 de julio de 1932 quien cumplió hace pocos días 89 años de edad falleció este domingo en el Centro Especializado Ambulatorio Héroes de Playa Girón, de Cienfuegos, por enfermedades asociadas a la Covid-19.

25.07.2021. ZIMBABWE. The Zimbabwe Union of Journalists is deeply worried by the number of media practitioners who are dying from COVID-19. At least six have succumbed to the virus since the beginning of this year. The union wants authorities and media houses to make sure reporters are safe while doing their jobs. The latest journalists to succumb to COVID-19, include state broadcaster ZBC journalist Tawanda Gudhlanga (photo), and former Voice of America journalist Sandra Nyaira.

25.07.2021. ALGERIE. Le journaliste à l'ENTV, Karim Boussalem (photo), est décédé dimanche matin au CHU Nedir Mohamed de Tizi-Ouzou, à l'âge de 49 ans, a-t-on appris de la direction générale de cet établissement hospitalier. Le défunt était atteint par la Covid-19 et avait été admis au service de réanimation.

24.07.2021. COLOMBIA. En una clínica de Cartagena se apagó la vida del periodista y empresario taurino Alberto Borda Martelo (photo). Tenía 78 años de edad, y murió de un paro cardiorespiratorio tras sobrevivir a las secuelas del Covid 19, que le afectaron los riñones y pulmones.

24.07.2021. BRASIL. Na última sexta, 23, a jornalista Edna Barbelli (photo), de 61 anos, morreu por complicações da COVID-19 em Pirassununga. Edna era muito conhecida na cidade e se destacava na cobertura de assuntos policiais. Edna atuava no JC Regional.

23.07.2021. MEXICO. El reconocido periodista Cecilio Balam Ciau (photo), famoso en todo Quintana Roo por su manera de informar y sus decenas de collares, falleció por complicaciones a su salud derivadas del Covid-19. El “Chamán del Periodismo”, como también era conocido, permanecía intubado en el hospital general “Jesús Kumate Rodríguez”, desde hace casi un mes.

23.07.2021. MEXICO. Raúl Fernández León (photo), quien por muchos años fungió como defensor de derechos humanos en esta ciudad, además de transformarse en comunicador, a través de redes sociales, falleció producto del COVID-19.

23.07.2021. BANGLADESH. Mushifiqur Rahman Jhanda (photo) died of COVID-19 at a Dhaka hospital. He was the Editor of Weekly Faridpur Bani. He was 65 years old. He was senior member of Faridpur Press Club. Jhanda is the 58th Bangladeshi journalist killed by the deadly virus.

23.07.2021. HONDURAS. La Asociación de Prensa de Honduras (APH) lamentó hy la muerte de Marlon Tovar Zelaya (photo) ampliamente reconocido por la población, especialmente de Puerto Cortés en la zona norte de Honduras. El locutor había logrado superar el covid-19, sin embargo las secuelas le provocaron la muerte. Fue la voz de Power FM en San Pedro Sula.

23.07.2021. VENEZUELA. Este jueves el gremio periodístico monaguense conoció el deceso del periodista y profesor universitario, Jesús González (photo), a consecuencia del Covid-19 en la ciudad de Maracaibo, estado Zulia. Tenía 54 años de edad. Jesús laboró como redactor en La Verdad de Monagas, al igual que en medios como el diario El Sol, El Oriental y en Extra.

23.07.2021. INDIA. Imphal (Manipur) based journalist Lairenjam Bijen Singh (photo) died of Covid-19 on 23 July. Bijen (45), who was working for Imphal Times newspaper as a staff reporter, passed away while undergoing corona treatments at RIMS hospital in Imphal.

22.07.2021. BRASIL. O jornalista Walter Menezes (photo), um dos pioneiros do Jornalismo em Goiás, faleceu nesta quinta-feira (22/7) em Conquista, no Estado de Minas Gerais. Ele foi mais uma vítima da covid-19. O jornalista foi presidente da Associação Goiana de Imprensa (AGI) e também um dos principais ativistas que lutaram pela criação do curso de Jornalismo na Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG).

22.07.2021. INDIA. Raigad (Maharashtra) based senior journalist Naveen Soshte (photo) died of Covid-19 on 22 July 2021. Soshte (65), who was also an acclaimed Marathi writer, passed away while undergoing corona treatment at Alibag district hospital. His demise was mourned by many organisations including Raigad District Marathi Press Association.

21.07.2021. RUSSIA. Journalist Alexei Babich (photo) dies of coronavirus in Tver at the age of 49. Alexey Babich was in the media since 1997. He worked in newspapers, on television, in the press service of the ZS of the Tver region, and the last place was "Tverigrad".

21.07.2021. BANGLADESH. Muhammod Ruhul Quddus (photo) died of COVID-19 at a Dhaka hospital. He was a former Senior Sub-Editor for state-run Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS). He was 66 years old. He was the founder of the North Bengal Journalist Forum (NBJF), and founder president of the Climate and Natural Resources Research Forum of Journalist (CNRRJ). Quddus is the 57th Bangladeshi journalist killed by the deadly virus.

20.07.2021. RUSSIA. Journalist Tamara Sapozhnikova (photo) died of Covid-19 in St. Petersburg. For a month and a half she fought the coronavirus, but the disease turned out to be stronger. In the evening, July 18, the journalist of the 47News portal Tamara Sapozhnikova died of coronavirus.

20.07.2021. ALGERIA. The former journalist of the daily El Chaab and the sports weekly Al Mountakhab, Abdelkader Djebloun (photo), died, Sunday, at the age of 75, following complications related to Covid-19, his relatives announced. He is considered to be one of the oldest Algerian sports journalist in Arabic.

19.07.2021. INDIA. Kolkata (West Bengal) based senior journalist Rajiv Ghosh (photo) died of Covid-19 on 18 July. Ghosh (59), who worked for Aajkal, Bartaman, etc newspapers passed away undergoing treatment. He also authored many books including ‘Kotha and Kolkata’, ‘Kaliketa’, ‘Paratuto and Khosgalpa’.

19.07.2021. HONDURAS. Este domingo (18.07.2021) sobre Pedro Rosales (photo), un comunicador social en Olancho, zona oriente del país y que falleció por sospechas de la covid-19 en el municipio de San Francisco de la Paz de ese departamento. El estuvo ingresado en sus últimos días en un centro de salud en San Francisco de la Paz. Rosales fue corresponsal en Olancho para varios medios de comunicación.

19.07.2021. BANGLADESH. Journalist Syed Ayon (photo) died of COVID-19 at a Dhaka hospital. He was a senior photo journalist of Y Magazine. The young fashion photographer also worked for Canvas magazine, Daily Samakal and Daily New Age. Ayon is the 56th Bangladeshi journalist killed by the deadly virus.

19.07.2021. ALGERIE. Le journaliste sportif Adlène Hamidechi (photo) est décédé, dimanche 18 juillet au soir, à Constantine, à l’âge de 51 ans. Selon ses proches, Adlène Hamidechi est mort des suites du Covid-19 après un récent séjour à l’hôpital d’Ibn Badis de Constantine.

18.07.2021. SOUTH AFRICA. The radio journalist Amanda Olivier (photo) died on Sunday morning in Johannesburg after she had lost her battle against Covid-19. She was 72. The SABC's RSG radio station first reported the passing of Amanda Olivier who worked for decades at the SABC and presented several programmes on RSG, as well as on the regional commercial OFM radio station.

18.07.2021. INDIA. Kumarghat (Tripura) based senior journalist Manik Lal Das (photo) dies of Covid-19 on 18 July. Das (58), who was associated with Bengali newspapers and led Kumarghat Press Club, Tripura Working Journalist Association and some other organizations, passed away while undergoing corona treatment at Agartala GB hospital.

17.07.2021. INDONESIA. Many Journalists Exposed and Died of Corona. The number of journalists who are exposed to Covid-19 is increasing day by day. In Jakarta alone there are hundreds of journalists who were exposed to Covid-19 and not a few who eventually died in various regions. Based on a report by the Cross Media Journalists Association (IJLM), there were hundreds of media crews who were exposed to this dangerous virus. According to the results of the data collection of the Indonesian Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) from March 2020 to June 19, 2021, there were 381 media workers infected with Covid-19, nine of whom died (25/6/2021). In East Java Province (East Java), 38 journalists died due to Covid-19. They consist of active and inactive journalists. The disclosure of the number of journalists in East Java who died from Covid-19, after journalists in the area chatted together on the WhatsApp (WA) messaging application and jointly collected data. Two journalists died today (17/07): Zed Abidien (61, photo), a former journalist for the Surabaya Post and Tempo magazine, and Arif Noviantadi, a former Jawa Post.

17.07.2021. MYANMAR. U Nay Min, an unsung hero of Myanmar’s pro-democracy uprising in 1988, died of COVID-19 at the age of 75 on Friday night, according to The Irrawaddy. He served as an unofficial stringer supplying information about the protests and government crackdowns in 1988 to Christopher Gunness from the BBC’s World Service, who was based in neighboring Bangladesh as an international correspondent. For his reporting he was arrested twice, spending 16 years in prison. The BBC later appointed him as its Myanmar correspondent, but he never received the appointment letter sent via the British Embassy in Yangon, as he had been arrested and imprisoned. In 2014, 26 years after his contribution to Myanmar’s democracy movement, he was awarded a press freedom award presented by international journalists.

17.07.2021. BRASIL. Aos 33 anos, o jornalista Denny Siviero (photo), que não tinha comorbidades, perdeu a batalha para a COVID-19 nesta sexta, 16. O profissional residia em Araras e atuava como servidor na área de comunicação da Prefeitura de Pirassununga. O jovem jornalista ficou hospitalizado em Limeira, mas infelizmente não resistiu às complicações causadas pelo Coronavírus.

16.07.2021. USA. Harry Rosenfeld (photo) , longtime editor of the Albany Times Union newspaper and a key leader in the Washington Post’s newsroom as it uncovered the Watergate scandal, died Friday. The man who had fled Nazi Germany as a child shortly before the Holocaust made holding the powerful accountable to the public the focus of a career that stretched more than a half-century. Rosenfeld survived a bout with COVID-19 in December and was still participating remotely in Times Union editorial board meetings as recently as Monday. He never fully recovered, though, and complications from the virus ultimately proved fatal. He was 91.

15.07.2021. BANGLADESH. Journalist Sadrul Kadir Sawn (photo) died of COVID-19 at a Satkhira hospital. He was the Staff Correspondent of daily Bhorer Pata. He was 35. Sadrul is the 55th Bangladeshi journalist killed by the deadly virus.

15.07.2021. BRASIL. O jornalista, professor, escritor, historiador e psicólogo Marcus Vinicius Batista (photo) morreu aos 46 anos em Santos, no litoral paulista, na última quarta-feira (14), em decorrência de complicações causadas pela Covid-19. Marcão, como era conhecido, havia publicado, dias antes de morrer, uma crônica chamada 'O especialista', que fazia uma crítica a quem tentava escolher a fabricante da vacina contra a doença.

14.07.2021. ARGENTINA. Daniel Wilberger (photo), periodista pampeano y gran difusor del atletismo, falleció este miércoles 14 de julio, víctima del Covid. Tenía 56 años. Tuvo una larga trayectoria en el medio local. Además, fue director de Prensa de la Municipalidad de Santa Rosa y director de Canal 3.

14.07.2021. BRASIL. O jornalismo perdeu mais um de seus grandes nomes em Minas. Faleceu ontem, de complicações causadas pela Covid-19, e foi enterrado nesta quarta, o jornalista Hélio Fraga (photo), de 84 anos. Hélio Fraga foi também diretor do Sindicato dos Jornalistas de Minas e da Associação Mineira de Cronistas Esportivos (AMCE). Hélio Fraga teve uma extensa carreira no jornalismo.

13.07.2021. ZIMBABWE. Veteran Zimbabwean journalist Sandra Nyaira (photo) has died in Harare today reportedly of Covid-19 related complications. Nyaira (46) had a distinguished career as a journalist in and outside of the country and worked for the Zimbabwe Inter-Africa News Agency (Ziana) and The Daily News before she moved to the United States to pursue other career interests. At the time of her death, she was working as a public information officer at the United Nations station in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

12.07.2021. BRASIL. Morreu, na manhã desta segunda-feira (12), o jornalista Jailton Batista (photo), conhecido como Boca, aos 42 anos de idade. Ele faleceu por complicações da Covid-19. Jailton estava internado desde o dia 30 de maio na UTI do Hospital do Coração em Maceió. Jailson trabalhava como assessor de comunicação na cidade de Pindoba, no interior alagoano. Jailson também apresentou diversos programas de rádio em uma estação comunitária em sua trajetória jornalística.

12.07.2021. BRASIL. Morreu, nesta segunda-feira (12/7), a jornalista Neuza Meller (photo). Diretora da UnBTV por 10 anos, ela teve complicaçoes decorrentes da covid-19. Em nota, a Universidade de Brasília (UnB) lamentou o ocorrido e disse que na gestão da professora, o canal "cresceu em tamanho e qualidade". Antes de morrer, ela coordenava a equipe de Relações Institucionais da UnBTV e também atuava como diretora de Relações Institucionais na Associação Brasileira de TVs Universitárias.

11.07.2021. RUSSIA. Nikolai Vardul, an economic expert and former Kommersant journalist, died at the age of 68. For the last 10 years he has been a regular contributor to Moskovsky Komsomolets (MK). In June, Mr. Vardul was hospitalized with a coronavirus, MK reports. Nikolai Vardul worked in the economic departments of Kommersant and Gazeta, published in business magazines and was involved as an expert  and commentator  in radio and television programs.

11.07.2021. ARGENTINA. Sergio Retamal (photo) era un referente del periodismo de Victoria · Tenía 50 años y desde hacía dos semanas se encontraba internado en Paraná, peleando contra el Covid-19 · Falleció en las últimas horas.

10.07.2021. COLOMBIA/NEW ZEALAND. Well-known former New Zealand football journalist Dave Petraska (photo) has died having spent four weeks on a ventilator in a Colombian hospital after catching Covid-19. Petraska, 56, had been battling the virus and later pneumonia in the South American country, which had been his home for seven years.

10.07.2021. ARGENTINA. Con profundo dolor familiares y amigos, comunicaron el fallecimiento del reconocido periodista Dante "Daniel" Luis Contreras (photo). El deceso se produjo en la mañana de este sábado 10 de julio, a causa del virus del covid19. Daniel tenía una larga trayectoria en los medios de comunicación y había formado parte del equipo de Fénix como móvil del Departamento de Arauco.

10.07.2021. HONDURAS. El Colegio de Periodistas de Honduras confirmó esta mañana la muerte del periodista, ambientalista y abogado, Mauricio Torres Molinero (photo). El periodista a los 74 años es una víctima más de la Covid-19, enfermedad por la cual estuvo varias semanas interno en el Hospital del Torax de Tegucigalpa. Torres laboró en diferentes medios de comunicación, manejaba el programa radial “Café y Naranja” en una radio capitalina, también condujo foros y debates radiales.

08.07.2021. ARGENTINA. En el hospital de Vera falleció el periodista Heriberto Gervasio pajarito Barbona (photo), allí estaba internado tras dar positivo de covid 19, tenía 58 años. Pajarito había recibido una primera dosis de la vacuna. El periodista en la actualidad conducía un programa informativo en FM latidos.

08.07.2021. COLOMBIA. Luto en el periodismo cordobés, en horas de la madrugada se esté jueves 8 de julio falleció el periodista Leonel Guerrero Aguas (photo), quien desde hace más de 15 días estaba hospitalizado luchando contra el COVID-19. Leonel Guerrero, por muchos años perteneció al equipo periodístico del programa radial ‘Café y Noticias’, fue narrador de fútbol, y tenía su programa informativo en Montería.

08.07.2021. VENEZUELA. El periodismo larense está de luto. Durante la mañana del miércoles 7 de julio murió la periodista Marla Prato (photo), quien se desempeñaba como corresponsal de El Universal en el estado Lara. Tenía Covid-19 desde hacía tres semanas, según comentaron sus amigos más cercanos. Marla Prato trabajó en los diarios más conocidos en la región: El Impulso y El Informador.

07.07.2021. COLOMBIA. Este miércoles falleció como consecuencia del virus de la covid-19 el diseñador gráfico de Noticias RCN Ernesto ‘Paint’ Porras (photo). Es el tercer trabajador de RCN que muere por el virus. El fallecimiento de Porras se suma a la muerte de Argemiro Hernández, camarógrafo de estudio del canal, el 27 de junio, y de Luis Fernando Rojas, camarógrafo de reportería del mismo medio.

07.07.2021. USA. Journalist Ayesha K. Faines (photo) Dies After Receiving Covid-19 Vaccine. Black Twitter is mourning the sudden death of journalist and influencer Ayesha K. Faines. The former traffic anchor at News4Jax died unexpectedly on July 2nd. She was best known as a panelist on the web series The Grapevine Show. She was also a contributor for MTV, Essence, Entertainment Tonight, Hot 97, and The Michael Baisden Show. Her cause of death was not made public, however Facebook friends say she took the Covid-19 mRNA injections recently.

07.07.2021. VENEZUELA. La cuenta oficial de Twitter de la Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB) confirmó por medio de una publicación, el fallecimiento del periodista y trabajador de esa casa de estudios, Carlos Ortiz (photo), a causa de la covid-19. Ortiz actualmente era coordinador del Departamento de Audiovisuales de la Escuela de Periodismo de la UCAB. Anteriormente fungió como jefe de prensa de Corpoelec, empresa encargada del servicio eléctrico en Venezuela. También se desempeñó como reportero de la televisión local TV Guayana.

06.07.2021. BRASIL. Morreu no fim da manhã desta terça-feira o narrador da rádio Transamérica, do Paraná, Jacir de Oliveira (photo), aos 48 anos, vítima de complicações causadas pela Covid-19. Ele estava lutando contra a doença que já vitimou mais de 510 mil brasileiros há cerca de um mês, em uma UTI, em Curitiba, no Paraná. O Globo Esporte/PR fez uma homenagem ao narrador, e quase levou a apresentadora Janaina Castilho às lagrimas.

06.07.2021. BRASIL. Faleceu nesta terça-feira (6), vítima da Covid-19, o jornalista e publicitário Gustavo Sales (photo). Ele estava internado desde o dia 15 de junho no Hospital Rio Grande, em Natal. Gustavo havia sido transferido para a Unidade de Terapia Intensiva (UTI) há 15 dias; não resistindo e falecendo nesta manhã. Gustavo Sales já havia tomado a primeira dose da vacina contra a covid-19, no entanto ainda não estava com o esquema vacinal completo.

06. 07. 2021. COLOMBIA. Falleció por Covid el periodista Orlando Cancelado (photo). En la Clínica Chicamocha de Bucaramanga, falleció este martes el periodista Orlando Cancelado Sánchez a causa de las consecuencias del Covid-19 a sus 73 años. Además de su trabajo en canales como TRO y TVC, es muy recordado por una transmisión del temblor de 2015 en la capital santandereana.

06.07.2021. REPUBLICA DOMINICANA. El veterano periodista y director de la emisora Z101, Willie Rodríguez (photo), falleció la noche de este martes, tras sufrir complicaciones por la COVID-19. La información fue confirmada por un familiar del comunicador. El locutor, de 72 años de edad, se encontraba hospitalizado desde hace varios días en el Centro de Diagnóstico Medicina Avanzada y Telemedicina (CEDIMAT) in Santo Domingo.

05.07.2021. BRASIL. Adriana Roveri Alves Tanno (photo), de 35 anos, faleceu neste domingo (4), em Londrina. A morte da jornalista do Grupo Tribuna, Adriana Roveri Alves Tanno, de 35 anos, que faleceu neste domingo (4), no Hospital do Coração, em Londrina, deixa em luto seus familiares, amigos e colegas de trabalho. Internada há 16 dias, lutando contra a Covid-19, ela não resistiu ao agravamento do quadro.

05.07.2021. HONDURAS. El destacado periodista hondureño, Noe Mejía (photo), murió la madrugada de este lunes a causa de la COVID-19, tras varios días luchando contra el letal virus en el Instituto Hondureño de Seguridad Social (IHSS) de Comayagüela. Mejía de 41 años de edad laboraba desde hace varios años como jefe del departamento digital de Radio América.

03.07.2021. BRASIL. O jornalista e ex-vereador de Araraquara Geraldo Polezze (photo), morreu neste sábado (03). Ele tinha 75 anos e estava internado há alguns dias em decorrência da covid-19.  Geraldo Polezze foi em Araraquara que fez carreira na comunicação. Trabalhou por mais de 30 anos no rádio. Ele foi ainda proprietário de um jornal.

03.07.2021. BRASIL. Morre de covid-19 o jornalista Antônio Carlos Marques (photo), aos 75 anos. Foi editor do jornal impresso e criador e editor do site Diário de Petrópolis.

02.07.2021. ALGERIE. Le journaliste et directeur général de la chaîne de télévision El-Badil, Slimane Bekhlili (photo) est décédé, vendredi, à l'âge de 58 ans suite à des complications liées au Covid-19, a indiqué sa famille. Slimane Bakhlili, natif de Biskra, a débuté sa carrière de journaliste à la télévision nationale en 1985 en tant que journaliste avant d'occuper des postes de responsabilité dont rédacteur en chef et directeur de la production.

02.07.2021. COLOMBIA. A la edad de 75 años, murió el escritor, poeta y periodista Santandereano Germán Valenzuela Sánchez (photo), conocido en Piedecuesta como El Pica Pica, por el periódico que editaba donde se daban a conocer los hechos literarios, culturales y noticias destacas de la región. Falleció de Covid luego de permanecer hospitalizado por varias semanas en la Clínica Chicamocha de Bucaramanga.

02.07.2021. BOLIVIA. El periodista y productor chuquisaqueño Félix Bolo (photo) falleció la madrugada de este jueves a causa del coronavirus. La Asociación de Periodistas de Chuquisaca (APCH) emitió un comunicado sobre el deceso de Bolo, en el que repasa su carrera. El periodista se desempeñó durante 30 años en medios como Canal 4 y radio Vida Nueva.

02.07.2021. SOUTH AFRICA. The media is in mourning after the death of three journalists - SABC's Moabi Litheko; eNCA's former output editor, Celeste Phillips; and Primedia technical manager, Dan Maswanganye (see below) - as a result of Covid-19 complications. On Wednesday, the SABC announced the death of bulletin writer for the Sesotho Television News Bulletin, Moabi Litheko (photo). He had been admitted to Flora Clinic for treatment for Covid-19 complications.

01.07.2021. PERU. La muerte de Oraldo Reátegui Segura (photo), hoy 1 de julio, luego de una dura batalla contra el COVID-19, significa una gran pérdida para el periodismo y la Amazonía. Él se desempeñaba como director de radio La Voz de la Selva (LVS), y desde ese espacio promovía siempre la participación juvenil y reafirmaba a diario su compromiso con el desarrollo de una región inclusiva.

01.07.2021. BRASIL. O jornalista Jomar Bellini (photo) morreu aos 30 anos de Covid-19 nesta quinta-feira (1°), em São Roque (SP). Ele estava internado na UTI do Hospital São Francisco e chegou a ser intubado, mas não resistiu à doença após 19 dias do diagnóstico e 12 dias de internação. Ele trabalhou como repórter no G1, produtor de reportagem na TV TEM e foi assistente de Cedoc na emissora. Ele também teve passagem pela Rádio Ipanema e estava atualmente no Jornal Cruzeiro do Sul.

01.07.2021. VENEZUELA. El presidente del Colegio Nacional de Periodistas (CNP), Tinedo Guia (photo), informó este jueves que al menos 47 trabajadores de la prensa han muerto a causa del covid-19. Guia solicitó al régimen de Nicolás Maduro que los periodistas fueran incluidos en el plan de vacunación masiva. Seguidamente, recomendó a los profesionales de la prensa que acaten las medidas de bioseguridad, porque su contacto directo con las personas los hace estar más expuestos al virus.

30.06.2021. SOUTH AFRICA. Celeste Phillips (photo), a former output editor at eNCA has died from Covid-19 as a latest third wave of the global coronavirus pandemic is sweeping South Africa, fuelled by the more contagious so-called Delta-variant. Former and current colleagues started paying tribute to the journalist who had worked at the South African public broadcaster as a former SABC News reporter and producer between January 1998 and October 2007 in Sea Point, and at Media Investments' e.tv and its TV news channel eNCA as an output editor, notably on the NewsNight programme.

30.06.2021. SOUTH AFRICA. Fondly known as Bra Dan, Dan Maswanganye (photo) passed away in hospital on Tuesday night due to Covid-19 complications. Maswanganye was the technical manager at Primedia Broadcasting in Johannesburg. Bra Dan worked at Primedia Broadcasting for 37 years.Tributes have been pouring in on social media.

30.06.2021. COLOMBIA. Por complicaciones derivadas de Covid-19 falleció la joven comunicadora social, Karol Yedicsa Jiménez Huérfano (photo), Jefe de Prensa de Enerca, quien desde hace varios días había sido internada en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos del Hospital Regional de la Orinoquia, por complicaciones respiratorias. El Covid-19 ya cobró la vida de cuatro comunicadores en el departamento de Casanare, durante este año, Omar Rey, Lucas Prada, Javier Alonso Gaviria y ahora Karol Yedicsa Jiménez.

30.06.2021. ARGENTINA. El periodista y locutor Luis Roberto Ale (photo), de 57 años, falleció come consecuencia del coronavirus. Un profundo dolor causó la noticia que se propagó entre sus colegas, familiares y amigos. Ale había ocupado el cargo de subdirector de Prensa en la Legislatura. También fue director de Radio Municipal de Monteros y trabajó más de 20 años en Radio Nacional Tucumán.

29.06.2021. BRASIL. O jornalista alagoano David Hernandes (photo) morreu por complicações da Covid-19 nesta terça-feira (29) no Hospital da Mulher, em Maceió. A informação do falecimento foi divulgada nas redes sociais do jornalista. David Hernandes também era radialista. Desde 2018, participava do programa Bem Assim, da TV Mar. Com a repercussão e o sucesso da participação do jornalista, a empresa o contratou e criou o quadro “Mundo dos Famosos”, que ele participava como comentarista.

29.06.2021. ARGENTINA. Ante la propagación del Covid-19 en Argentina, Eduardo Salim Sad (photo), también conocido como "El Turco", falleció de Covid-19 este martes tras haber dado positivo hace dos semanas. El Turco, víctima del coronavirus, se desempeñó en diversos roles dentro del área de comunicación. Entre ellos, periodista y locutor de la TV Publica, cofundador de Crónica TV, locutor comercial deportivo y hasta trabajó en varias radios, entre ellas Radio Continental 590 y Radio Buenos Aires.

28.06.2021. MEXICO. Con profunda pena participamos el fallecimiento del compañero periodista Manuel Martín Balam Ruiz (photo), acaecido en Mérida, Yucatán a la edad de 49 años, tras padecer breve dolencia por el coronavirus. Era subdirector editorial de Diario de Yucatán donde laboró 28 años.

27.06.2021. INDIA. Mumbai (Maharashtra) based television journalist Abbas Sayyad (photo) died of Covid-19 on 26 June. Abbas (55), who was associated with TV9 news channel, passed away while undergoing corona treatment at the hospital.

27.06.2021. BANGLADESH. Journalist Mahmuda Nasrin (photo) died with COVID-19 symptoms at a Pabna hospital on Sunday. She was the News Editor of the local daily Shatakantha. She was 50. Mahmuda is the 54th Bangladeshi journalist killed by the deadly virus.

26.06.2021. BRASIL. O Jornalista Adão Gomes (photo), de 45 anos, morreu na manhã deste sábado (26) vítima da Covid-19. Ele deu entrada em um hospital particular de Porto Velho no dia 3 de junho e desde então estava internado na Unidade de Tratamento Intensivo (UTI). Adão era rondoniense, natural de Ji-Paraná, e trabalhava há 16 anos na Rede TV Rondônia.

24.06.2021. ARGENTINA. Un profundo dolor en el periodismo fueguino tras confirmarse pasada las 18 horas de este jueves el fallecimiento de Charly Molina (photo) , un reconocido y querido periodista de Ushuaia y quien supo liderar las crónicas policiales durante más de 15 años. El conductor radial quedó internado en el Hospital Regional Ushuaia, tras sentir síntomas del coronavirus y que luego se confirmó en el propio nosocomio.

24.06.2021. PALESTINE. Abd Al-Nasser Al-Najjar (photo), a senior Palestinian journalist and a columnist for the Al-Ayyam daily, died on June 23, 2021, at the age of 61, of covid complications after contracting the virus several months ago. Al-Najjar served in the past as the head of the Palestinian Journalists Union and as a lecturer on communications at Al-Quds University. In 2020, Al-Najjar devoted two of his columns to warning about the inadequate response to the covid pandemic in the Palestinian territories.

24.06.2021. COLOMBIA. Murió Armando González (photo), editor político de “El Nuevo Siglo”. Aunque hace cuatro semanas recibió la primera dosis de la vacuna contra el coronavirus, se contagió y tuvo que ser trasladado por sus familiares al Hospital de Kennedy. Dentro de su trayectoria profesional, también hizo parte de La FM de RCN Radio. Tenía 58 años.

24.06.2021. HONDURAS. Este martes falleció por Covid-19 el periodista y lider miskito Jacinto Molina González (photo), informó el Colegio de Periodista de Honduras (CPH). El Colegio de Periodista de Honduras confirmó la muerte del periodista a través de su cuenta de Twitter.

23.06.2021. VENEZUELA. Extendemos nuestras condolencias a la familia del periodista Héctor Villamediana (photo) en Barinas, quien lamentablemente falleció este 22 Junio a causa de la Covid-19. Villamediana conducía el programa OK Prensa en Emoción 98.1 FM.

22.06.2021. INDIA.  Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) based journalist Alok Sharma (photo) died of post Covid-19 complications on 21 June. Sharma (45), who was associated with a number of local newspapers, recovered from corona ailments and discharged from the hospital, but he succumbed to various health problems due to the novel corona virus.

21.06.2021. RUSSIA. Petersburg sports journalist Alexander Kuzmin (photo) passed away at the age of 53. As his colleague Kirill Legkov wrote on Facebook, death was due to the coronavirus. In 1991 he began working for the Sport-Express newspaper. Later, the journalist worked in the magazine "90 minutes", the newspaper "Sport day by day", as well as in the sports editorial office of Channel Five and at the radio station "Sport FM".

21.06.2021. MEXICO. Este lunes se informó sobre el lamentable fallecimiento del periodista Daniel Lorca López (photo), tras perder la batalla contra el coronavirus. Era periodista en Radio Fórmula Tabasco.

21.06.2021. MEXICO. El gremio periodístico de la región de Martínez de la Torre, se encuentra de luto, el compañero Julio Jiménez (photo), reportero del grupo MS Noticias y jefe de prensa del diputado federal Rodrigo Calderón, pierde la vida tras una larga lucha contra el Covid-19. Julio Jiménez a sus treinta y tres años de edad, falleció en un hospital del Puerto de Veracruz.

21.06.2021. BRASIL. Morreu, nesta segunda-feira (21), o jornalista automotivo, radialista e publicitário Igor César Ribeiro Pereira (photo), 35 anos. Ele foi vítima de complicações causadas pela covid-19. Igor César estava internado há 90 dias no Hospital da Cidade, em Salvador.

20.06.2021. HONDURAS. Este domingo falleció el veterano periodista Carlos Eduardo Riedel (82, photo), debido a complicaciones relacionadas a la enfermedad del COVID-19 en el municipio del Distrito Central, capital hondureña. Al menos 13 periodistas han muerto por COVID en Honduras. Considerado el “Señor de la radio y la televisión” será recordado por muchas generaciones de periodistas.

20.06.2021. BRASIL. O jornalista José Alves Pinto Júnior (photo), de 53 anos, morreu na madrugada deste sábado (19), em Natal, no Rio Grande do Norte, devido a complicações da Covid-19. Ele foi o fundador do jornal Potiguar Notícias, que circulou por quase 20 anos na cidade.

- BRASIL. O jornalista André Canevalle Rezende, de 35 anos, morreu por complicações da Covid no sábado (19). André trabalhava como assessor de imprensa da vereadora Iara Bernardi (PT). Em nota, a Câmara de Sorocaba lamentou a morte do jornalista, sendo a primeira entre os funcionários do Legislativo. André era casado com a jornalista Riana Martins.

20.06.2021. RUSSIA. The legendary TV journalist, general director of OTR - Anatoly Lysenko (photo) died in Moscow. He was 84 years old. The preliminary cause of death is coronavirus. Anatoly Lysenko passed away on June 20, 2021.

19.06.2021. RUSSIA. In Novosibirsk, the host of "Avtoradio" Pavel Levin (photo) died of coronavirus at the age of 48. Pavel  Levin started work at the "Russian Radio", also worked at the radio "Classic" and "Radio Siberia". From 2008 to the present, he worked for Avtoradio Novosibirsk.

19.06.2021. INDIA. Jaipur (Rajasthan) base senior journalist Rajendra Godha (photo) died of post Covid-19 complications on 19 June. Godha (60), who edited Samachar Jagat newspaper, passed away during hospitalization for many days.

18.06.2021. UGANDA, One of Uganda's veteran journalists, Felix Basiime has succumbed to Covid-19, his family said Friday. Basiime's brother, Mr Festus Bandeeba, the deputy resident city commissioner said the 58-year old father of four died Friday morning at Mbarara regional referral hospital where he had been admitted for days with Covid-19 symptoms. He served as Monitor Publication Ltd's bureau chief in Mbarara and Fort Portal, won multiple awards.

18.06.2021. BRASIL. Foi confirmada na manhã desta sexta-feira (18), a morte do jornalista Ednaldo Guedes (photo) de 30 anos. Vitima da Covid-19, Ednaldo estava internado no Hospital Metropolitano, em Santa Rita, na Grande João Pessoa. O comunicador tem passagens por várias empresas de comunicação da Paraíba. Já atuou como repórter de TV e na redação dos veículos.

18.06.2021. ARGENTINA. Dolor en el fútbol: murió el periodista Rodrigo Munilla (photo) tras contraer coronavirus y pasar varios meses internado. Falleció este viernes tras una larga lucha contra el COVID-19. En los últimos tiempos cubría el fútbol de ascenso en Deportv. Tenía 45 años.

17.06.2021. BRASIL. Morreu na manhã desta quinta-feira (17), o jornalista Valdemir Ribeiro do Nascimento (photo), vítima da Covid-19, no município de Tenente Portela. A vítima apresentou os primeiros sintomas no dia 05 de maio, sendo internado no dia 16 no Hospital Santo Antônio, de Tenente Portela. Nascimento, como era conhecido, tinha 57 anos e trabalhava na Rádio Municipal de Tenente Portela.

16.06.2021. ARGENTINA. Dolor en la región: falleció el periodista Miguel Ángel Ruppel (photo). El lamatritense tenía 40 años y más de dos décadas dedicadas a la profesión. Hace pocos días había contraído Covid-19, que derivó en una neumonía.

16.06.2021. COLOMBIA. En las últimas horas se conoció el lamentable deceso del administrador público Javier Alonso Gaviria Giraldo (photo), debido al Covid-19. Gaviria Giraldo asumió el pasado 03 de mayo como Jefe de la Oficina Asesora de Comunicaciones de la Alcaldía de Yopal, luego de la renuncia de la periodista Leydi Katherine Porras tras el fallecimiento del locutor y periodista Omar Smerling Rey también por afectaciones relacionadas al virus de Covid-19. Javier Alonso Gaviria tenía una amplia trayectoria en el gremio periodístico de Casanare al ser socio fundador del Colectivo de Periodistas de Casanare, socio de la Organización Nacional de Periodistas de Investigación Consejo de Redacción y cofundador del portal web suversión.com.co.

15.06.2021. ARGENTINA. Pesar por el fallecimiento del periodista costero Humberto Rohr (photo). Humberto tenía 59 años y era un querido periodista local que actualmente tenía un programa en la mañana en FM Omega de San Clemente. Además de su rol como comunicador fue un luchador incansable por el bienestar de la comunidad, colaborando con infinidad de instituciones.

15.06.2021. SOUTH AFRICA. Covid-19 claims life of renowned Eastern Cape journalist Wandile Fana (photo), editor of Skawara News. Wandile Fana, seasoned journalist, publisher, chair of the Association of Independent Publishers (AIP), and board member at the Press Council of SA, has succumbed to Covid-19.

15.06.2021. BRASIL. O empresário e jornalista Carlos Bueno de Moraes (photo), de 48 anos, é mais uma das vitimas da Covid-19 em Goias. Ele estava internado em estado gravíssimo desde o último dia 5/6 em unidade de terapia intensiva (UTI) no Centro Estadual de Reabilitação e Readaptação Dr Henrique Santillo, na capital goiana.

14.06.2021. AFGHANISTAN. Nabi Misdaq (photo), founder and former head of the Pashto department at the BBC World Service, died of COVID-19 at the age of 77, sources confirmed. Nabi Misdaq recently served as President Ashraf Ghani’s advisor in media affairs and has written many articles in both Persian and Pashto languages. Misdaq had worked for almost 20 years for the BBC World Service, mainly he was based in Bush House, where he founded the Pashto section for the BBC service.

13.06.2021. BRASIL. Domingos Fraga (photo), ex-professor e diretor de jornalismo da Record, morreu, aos 62 anos, no último sábado, 12, vítima do coronavirus. Domingos Fraga foi editor-chefe do Jornal da Record, diretor de redação da Record Brasília, diretor de Jornalismo da Record TV, diretor de redação do R7 e trabalhou nas revistas Quem e IstoÉ.

13.06.2021. INDIA. Angul (Odisha) based journalist Pradeep Ghiwala (photo) died of Covid-19 on 13 June. Pradeep (35), who worked for newspapers like Dharitri, Prameya and web channel Bada Khabar, passed away while undergoing corona treatment at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar.

12.06.2021. GUATEMALA. Esta tarde la unidad de información del Hospital General San Juan de Dios (HGSJD) dio a conocer que, el periodista Jorge Celis (photo) falleció a consecuencia de un paro cardiorrespiratorio, complicación provocada por el Covid-19. Celis laboró por varios años como reportero en Radio Mundial dando cobertura a varias fuentes.

12.06.2021. INDIA. Ukhrul (Manipur) based senior television journalist Thotshang Shaiza (photo) died of Covid-19 on 12 June. Shaiza (52), who worked for ISTV cable news channel and also a Tangkhul newspaper, passed away while undergoing corona treatment at Jawaharlal Nehru medical sciences institute. Manipur hill-journalist’s union and Ukhrul district journalists association condoled his untimely demise.

12.06.2021. INDIA. Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) based senior journalist Ashok Mahajan (photo) died of Covid-19 on 12 June. Mahajan (69), who worked for Punjab Kesari newspaper for three decades, passed away while undergoing corona treatment at a private hospital in Mohali.

11.06.2021. INDIA. Jayanagara (Karnataka) based veteran journalist LH Suresh Chandra (photo) died of Covid-19 on 11 June. Chandra (60) passed way while undergoing corona treatment at a private hospital in Bengaluru. Also recognised as a popular actor, Chandra was associated with Kannada publications like Sanjevani, Prajavani, Chandana etc.

09.06.2021. INDIA. Jaipur (Rajasthan) based television journalist Anita Singh (photo) died of Covid-19 on 8 June. The young news presenter of News18 channel passed away while undergoing corona treatment at the hospital. Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot and former State CM Basundhara Raje with others condoled her untimely demise.

08.06.2021. BRASIL. Entre as vítimas, o Pará já perdeu grandes nomes do jornalismo local, como o radialista, narrador e apresentador de televisão Ronaldo Porto. Na tarde desta terça-feira (8), o jornalismo do Estado perdeu mais uma grande profissional. A jornalista Marinalda Ribeiro (photo, 54 anos) não resistiu e faleceu por complicações da Covid-19. Ela estava internada desde o dia 16 de abril, fazendo o tratamento contra a doença. 

06.06.2021. VENEZUELA/COLOMBIA. El periodista venezolano, Eduard Ortega Sánchez (photo), presentó el pasado 28 de mayo un reposo médico por síntomas de Covid-19 en el Diario Extra de Bogotá, Colombia, donde laboraba. Luego de dos días, lo despidieron sin ninguna explicación. Falleció este 5 de junio, y aún después de muerto, la empresa le niega a su esposa el pago de la liquidación para los gastos fúnebres. La denuncia hace eco en el gremio periodístico colombiano y venezolano.

07.06.2021. RUSSIA. The oldest TASS journalist Igor Veksler (photo) died at the age of 83. His daughter Ksenia Yukhananova told TASS  that the cause of death was COVID-19. In December 2020, he received the Tass Chief Personnel Award for Contribution to the Development of the Agency.

06.06.2021. INDIA. Patna (Bihar) based senior journalist Krisna Kisalay (photo) died of post Covid-19 complications on 6 June. Kisalay (50), who used to work for Nababharat Times, Dainik Jagran, Dainik Prabhat, Aryavarta, etc died at home even after recovering from Covid-19 a few days back.

06.06.2021. INDIA. COVID-19 has claimed the life of another journalist in Manipur on Sunday. Saikhom Shantikumar (51, photo), who worked as sub-editor of Ireibak, a daily newspaper based in Imphal, succumbed to COVID-19 related complications at a hospital in Chandigarh where he was treated for other ailment on Sunday morning, reports said.

05.06.2021. INDIA. Gajapati (Odisha) based journalist K Krushna Prasad (photo) died of Covid-19 on 5 June. Krushna (40), who worked for Telugu daily newspaper Eenadu from Gosani area, passed away while undergoing treatment at a private hospital.

05.06.2021. BRASIL. Morreu aos 44 anos, nesta sexta-feira (4), o radialista Fábio Diniz (photo), vítima da Covid-19. Ele era apresentador da rádio Arapuan FM, em Patos, no Sertão paraibano. Fábio Diniz estava internado no Complexo Hospitalar Regional de Patos, não resistiu às complicações da infecção e faleceu. Ele havia sido entubado ontem (3), na UTI do Hospital Regional de Patos.

04.06.2021. PARAGUAY. No solo La Nación está de luto, el periodismo pierde a una de las plumas más brillantes. Esta tarde partió a la otra orilla el popular “Pototo” Mario Rubén Velázquez (photo), quien desde hace poco más de un mes estaba internado en el Hospital Central del Instituto de Previsión Social por complicaciones de la diabetes, aunque estando internado se contagió de COVID-19. Trabajó en otros medios como ABC, Noticias El Diario, Hoy, y en los últimos 26 años enriqueció las páginas de los medios del Grupo Nación, Crónica y La Nación.

04.06.2021. INDIA. Jaipur (Rajasthan) based young journalist Ashish Sharma (photo) died of Covid-19 on 3 June. Ashish (37), who was associated with Rajasthan Patrika newspaper, passed away during corona treatment at Ganapati hospital. Days back, his mother also succumbed to corona complications.

03.06.2021. INDIA. Guwahati (Assam) based eminent author-journalist Dr Lakshmi Nandan Bora (photo) died of post Covid-19 complications on 3 June while undergoing treatment in a city hospital. Padma Shri awardee Dr Bora (89) used to edit Assamese newspaper Rongpur and literary magazine Goriyosi. He was honoured with prestigious Sahitya Academy award and was also president of highly influential forum Asom Sahitya Sabha.

03.06.2021. BRASIL. O jornalista mineiro Fernando Lana (photo), de 72 anos, morreu nessa terça-feira (1º/6), no Hospital São Lucas, no Bairro Floresta, na Região Leste da capital mineira. De acordo com o Sindicato dos Jornalistas Profissionais de Minas Gerais (SJPMG), Lana foi vítima de complicações da COVID-19. Lana passou por diversos jornais mineiros, como Jornal de Minas, Estado de Minas e Diário do Comércio, além de emissoras de TV como a Alterosa.

03.06.2021. MEXICO. Zacarías Ramírez (photo), quien fuera editor en jefe de Forbes México (2012-2019), falleció este martes. Aristegui Noticias lamenta el fallecimiento del periodista Zacarías Ramírez, editor de Economía y Negocios en Aristegui Noticias.

03.06.2021. NICARAGUA. El Licenciado en Periodismo Leonel Antonio Fletes (photo) falleció a causa de un fulminante infarto cardiaco en Juigalpa, Chontales, la madrugada de este miércoles. Se dice que murió de un paro cardíaco asociado al covid 19. Leonel Antonio Fletes era director del Canal 17 Telecentro y corresponsal de Viva Nicaragua Canal 13.

02.06.2021. ECUADOR. El periodista deportivo de Radio Ambato, Enrique Moscoso Miranda (photo), falleció 30 de abril a causa de la COVID-19, luego de permanecer durante una semana en una Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos (UCI) del Hospital Docente de Ambato. Durante su trayectoria en el periodismo deportivo de Tungurahua, trabajó en Radio Continental, Radio Centro, Radio Líder y Radio Caracol. Durante los últimos años tuvo un programa deportivo en Radio Ambato. 

02.06.2021. BRASIL. O jornalista Ribamar Oliveira (photo), repórter especial e colunista do jornal Valor Econômico, morreu em Brasília, vítima da covid-19, aos 67 anos. Ele ficou internado por quase 50 dias. Além do Valor Econômico, Ribamar passou pelas redações do jornal O Globo, Jornal do Brasil, O Estado de S. Paulo, além das revistas Veja e Isto é. Foi, ainda, assessor de imprensa do Banco Central e do ministério do Planejamento. O jornalista também ganhou vários prêmios, incluindo um Esso de Economia pela reportagem "O Escândalo dos precatórios".

02.06.2021. COLOMBIA. El conocido periodista Henry Arias Romero (photo) falleció en las últimas horas en Ibagué víctima de Covid-19. Director de deportes del Canal PYC, Henry Romero se destacó en radio y televisión.

02.06.2021. BRASIL. Faltando poucos minutos para terminar terça-feira (1º), o radialista, locutor e jornalista Willian Tofoli (photo) deu seu último suspiro. Aos 34 anos, o comunicador faleceu após longos 40 dias de luta contra o coronavírus. Multiprofissional, Tofoli era o responsável por fechar a programação diária da 99 FM de Presidente Prudente, com o programa noturno "Mais 99". Também era diretor de programação e locutor da Life FM de Adamantina.

02.06.2021. BRASIL. Morreu na manhã desta terça-feira, 1º, aos 60 anos, o jornalista e fundador da Tv Jaguar, Flávio Costa, (photo), vítima da Covid-19. O meio de comunicação é de Limoeiro do Norte, mas tinha influência nos municípios do Vale do Jaguaribe. A emissora lamentou a perda do também presidente da TV e celebrou a trajetória do profissional. No Ceará, 28 radialistas já morreram em decorrência de Covid-19. Sindicato solicitou que categoria seja incluída no grupo prioritário para vacinação. No Estado, a comunicação é considerada serviço essencial. Radialistas cearenses vitimados pela doença: 01 - Aderbal Soares (Fortaleza) 02 - Alexandre Rangel (Fortaleza) 03 - Raimundo Alfredo (Sobral) 04 - Carlos Alberto Moreira (Canindé) 05 - Carlos Bezerra (Crato) 06 - Carlos Dutra (Fortaleza) 07 - Chico dos Santos (Sobral) 08 - Cristiano Alcântara (Maracanaú) 08 - Evilásio Pires (Fortaleza) 10 - Flávio Moreira (Fortaleza) 11 - Francisco Inácio de Brito (Mucambo) 12 - Inácio de Brito (Sobral) 13 - Iraguassu Teixeira (Fortaleza) 14 - Irineu de Freitas (Canindé) 15 - Jéssica Moreno (Iguatu) 16 - Jonas Melo (Fortaleza) 17 - Marcos Dublê (Fortaleza) 18 - Moacir Luiz Dreyer (Fortaleza) 19 - Nacélio Cavalcante (Icó) 20 - Normando Sóracles (Juazeiro) 21 - Olivan Santos (Camocim) 22 - Osias Maciel (São Luís do Curu) 23 - Osvaldo Avelino (Sobral) 24 - Pedro Hallan (Fortaleza) 25 - Pedro Rocha Neto, Fichinha (Itapipoca) 26 - Rai Soares (Cascavel) 27 - Renato Freire Caitano (Canindé) 27 - Ricardo Cavalcante (Aquiraz) 28 - Sandro Guimarães (Aracati) (OPOVO online).

02.06.2021. INDIA. Jaipur (Rajasthan) based journalist  Tanveer Ahmed (photo) died of Covid-19 on 2 June. Tanveer (36), who worked for Danik Bhaskar, Daily News, ETV, etc passed away while undergoing corona treatment at the hospital.

India: Jangaon (Telangana) based reporter Chilupuri Jagan died of Covid-19 on 2 June 2021. Jagan (54), who worked for Namaste Telangana newspaper, passed away while undergoing corona treatment. He was one of the recognised journalists of Telangana government in south India.

02.06.2021. BRASIL. O primeiro jornalista indígena de Mato Grosso morreu em decorrência da Covid-19, em Cuiabá, nesta terça-feira (1°). Vítor Aurape Peruare (photo), de 70 anos, era um líder da Aldeia Pakuera, terra indígena Bakairi, em Paranatinga, a 411 km de Cuiabá.

01.06.2021. INDIA. Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) based senior journalist Vinod Shivhare (photo) died of Covid-19 on 1 June. Vinod (52), who was associated with Hindi newspapers, passed away while undergoing corona related treatment at a government hospital for nearly one month.

01.06.2021. INDIA. Mumbai based veteran journalist Radhakrishna Narvekar (photo) died of post Covid-19 complications on 1 June.  Narvekar (82), who used to edit Sakal Mumbai newspaper, passed away while undergoing corona related treatment at the hospital. The former president of Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh recovered from Covid-19 but later developed complications and finally succumbed to it.

01.06.2021. VENEZUELA. Muere por complicaciones derivadas por Covid - 19 destacado radiodifusor, cual fuese fundador de diversos medios radiales en la COL , presidente / director de la emisora Lagunillas Stereo 95.3 FM Freddy Medina (photo).