270 Doctors Have Died Of COVID-19 In 2nd Wave Of Pandemic: IMA
Mumbai: In wake of rising Covid, Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Tuesday said 270 doctors across the country have succumbed to the coronavirus infection in the second wave of the pandemic so far.
The list of the deceased doctors includes former IMA president Dr K K Aggarwal, who succumbed to the deadly virus on Monday.
However, IMA revealed that Bihar saw the maximum number of 78 deaths of medical practitioners, followed by Uttar Pradesh (37), Delhi (29) and Andhra Pradesh (22).
“The second wave of the pandemic is turning out to be extremely fatal for all and especially for the healthcare workers who are at the forefront,” IMA president Dr JA Jayalal said.
However, In the first wave last year, 736 doctors had died of the viral infection, taking the cumulative fatalities among doctors to nearly 1,000.
Meanwhile, India has registered the highest single-day death toll at 4,329, and the lowest number of infections in four weeks at 2,63,533.
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