India Lost 594 Doctors To COVID-19 In Second Wave, Delhi Alone Accounts For 107
The devastating second wave of COVID-19 also taking a heavy toll on the medical fraternity in India.
As the frontline warriors, the doctors put themselves at risk every day taking care of COVID-19 patients and according to the Indian Medical Association, (IMA) 594 doctors have died in the second wave in the country so far.
Sharing state-wise data, the IMA said Delhi, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh together account for nearly 40 per cent of the doctors who died in the second wave.
Delhi saw the highest deaths
Delhi has seen the highest number of COVID-19 deaths among doctors in the second wave - 107, followed by Bihar - 96 and Uttar Pradesh - 67.
At 43, Rajasthan also saw a high number of doctors succumbing to the infection, while the number of medics who lost their lives in Jharkhand was 39.
Maharashtra, the worst-hit state saw 17 doctors losing their battle to COVID-19 in the second wave, while in the second worst-hit state, Karnataka, the number stood at 8.
Worse than first wave
Earlier,?the IMA?had said that 748 doctors had died due to the disease during the first wave of the pandemic.
The IMA, the apex body of modern medicine practitioners has been highlighting the increasing toll on its members due to COVID-19 and has alleged that baseless and false claims made by people like Ramdev are belittling their sacrifices and demoralizing them.
The IMA and Ramdev have been locking horns for some time now over the comment made by the Yoga guru about COVID-19, vaccines, and deaths among doctors.
On Tuesday,?doctors across the country had observed a black day to protest against the comments made by Ramdev against modern medicine and medical practitioners.
