President of Balala Hakkula Sangam and Former Member of State Child Rights Commission P Achyuta Rao succumbed to COVID-19 at Yashoda Hospital in Hyderabad today.
He was 58. Rao was admitted to hospital last week after suffering from coronavirus symptoms.
Sources informed that Rao was suffering from co-morbidities such as diabetes and was placed on a ventilator for the past few days. But he did not show any signs of recovery.
Rao was a prominent child rights activist in the state.
( With inputs from ANI )