COVID-19 surge: Bihar, U.P., Delhi top list of deaths among doctors in second wave, says IMA
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‘While last year we lost nearly 730 doctors across India, this year in a short period of time we have lost 244 doctors,’ says Indian Medical Association president J.A. Jayalal
Bihar (69), Uttar Pradesh (34) and Delhi (27) top the list of States/Union Territories which have misplaced the utmost quantity of doctors as a result of COVID- 19 in the second wave up to now.
According to the Indian Medical Association (IMA) registry, a complete of 244 deaths because of the pandemic have been recorded in the second wave with the youngest doctor who died being Dr. Anas Mijahid, 25, from Delhi and the oldest being Dr. Anil Kumar Rakshit, 87, Kolkata.
“While final 12 months we misplaced almost 730 doctors throughout India, this 12 months in a brief interval of time we’ve got misplaced 244 doctors. The second wave is proving extraordinarily deadly for all and particularly these on the forefront of the battle. We must actively improve vaccination cowl among the medical workers to make sure that they’ve safety in opposition to the virus,’’ stated IMA president J.A. Jayalal.
The following are the figures of loss of life reported among doctors in keeping with the IMA registry: Andhra Pradesh (21), Assam (2), Chhattisgarh (3), Gujarat (2), Goa (1), Haryana (2), Jammu and Kashmir (3), Karnataka (8), Kerala (2), Madhya Pradesh (5), Maharashtra( 13), Odisha (8), Tamil Nadu (10) and Telangana (19).
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