52 Journalists Including 8 From Assam Succumbs to COVID-19 in Last 28 Days in India

GUWAHATI: Journalists who are also considered as the frontline warriors in this COVID-19 pandemic ware also being silent victims of this deadly virus since April 1, 2020.

According to a study conducted by the Delhi-based Institute of Perception Studies, as many as 101 journalists have succumbed to COVID-19 between 1 April 2020 and 28 April 2021.

Additionally, over 50 journalists have passed away due to COVID-related complications since January 2021.

It is to be mentioned here that Media Organisations and allied services have been working non-stop since the onset of the pandemic in India, trying to collate and verify the actual number of deaths in the country. Read more

These scribes are not only reporting on the national health crisis but confronting it, on a daily basis, which has taken a toll on them.

The study conducted by Rate The Debate, an initiative of the Institute of Perception Studies, New Delhi, found that 56 journalists have succumbed to the virus in the last four months this year, from 1 January to 28 April, 52 of these deaths were reported in the month of April alone. Read more

Speaking to Firstpost, Dr. Kota Neelima, founder of, Rate The Debate, shared the data updated as of 28 April with Firstpost, which is given below:

Total number of verified COVID-19 positive journalist deaths from 1 April 2020 to 28 April 2021: 101

Total number of verified COVID-19 positive journalist deaths from 1 April 2020 to 31 December 2020: 45

Total number of verified COVID-19 positive journalist deaths from 1 January 2021 to 28 April 2021: 56

Total number of verified COVID-19 positive journalist deaths from 1 April 2021 to 28 April 2021: 52

Total number of verified COVID-19 positive journalist deaths, state-wise breakup from 1 April 2020 to 28 April 2021:

The list of 101 journalists in India who lost their lives due to COVID-19

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