As many as 719 doctors have died during the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, besides 748 doctors who died in the first wave, brining the total losses to 1,467, according to the latest report by the Indian Medical Association (IMA).
With Bihar reporting the highest number of 111 doctors dying in the line of duty, the second wave of coronavirus pandemic across the country is not over yet. This is the reason doctors are losing their lives every day while saving the lives of Covid-infected patients.
Delhi is the only state after Bihar where more deaths of doctors have been reported. According to official figures, 109 doctors have died in Delhi, 79 in Uttar Pradesh, 43 in Rajasthan, 39 in Jharkhand and 35 in Andhra Pradesh.
However, there are some states where only a few doctors have lost their lives such as one in Puducherry, two in Tripura, two in Uttarakhand, two in Goa, while three doctors in Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab have died due to infections during the second wave.
Pandemic intensified since April
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.
The coronavirus pandemic curve also seems to be flattening across the country, as 84,332 new Covid-19 cases were reported in the last 24 hours and 4,002 infected persons lost their lives due to the virus, according to the union health ministry data.
When the second wave of the pandemic intensified in April, a majority of hospitals across the nation have restricted surgeries, except in emergency cases and accidents, with several lakhs of people across the country awaiting surgeries once the Covid surge subsides.
