Bihar Lost 111 Doctors During COVID 2nd Wave, 719 Across India, Says Indian Medical Association
Bihar has lost the highest number of doctors in the country due to COVID-19 since the second wave of the pandemic, the India Medical Association (IMA) has said.
According to the apex body of doctors in India, a total of 719 medics have succumbed to COVID-19 during the second wave so far.
Bihar is closely followed by Delhi which saw 109 doctors dying in the line of duty.?
A total of 79 doctors lost their lives in Uttar Pradesh, 43 in Rajasthan, 39 in Jharkhand and 35 in Andhra Pradesh.
Southern states status
Among the southern states, Andhra Pradesh reported 35 deaths, while 36 doctors succumbed to the virus in Telangana. Tamil Nadu recorded 32 deaths, while Karnataka and Kerala reported 9 and 24 deaths, respectively.
The states that have reported the lowest figures are one in Puducherry, two in Tripura, two in Uttarakhand, two in Goa, while three doctors in Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab.
According to the information provided by the IMA, most of the doctors between 30 to 55 years have lost their lives during the second wave of Covid-19, including resident doctors and doctors working as interns. Apart from these doctors, some pregnant women doctors have also lost their lives in the line of duty.
With this, the total number of doctors who have died due to COVID-19 in India has risen to 1,467 since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. As many as 748 doctors had lost their lives during the first wave of the pandemic.
