The Indian Medical Association (IMA) said that 798 doctors died during the second wave of Coronavirus across the country.
Maximum 128 doctors lost their lives in Delhi. After this, 115 doctors died in Bihar. Whereas in Uttar Pradesh this number is 79. States like Maharashtra and Kerala, where delta plus variant outbreaks are high, saw 23 and 24 doctors’ deaths, respectively.
Pondicherry reported the lowest deaths of doctors by logging one death only. Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised doctors for going out of their way to extend help to people during the coronavirus pandemic, IMA President Dr JA Jayalal said that the PM has assured that doctors will be respected, protected and safeguarded.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, India reported 45,951 new cases, 817 deaths in 24 hours as per health ministry’s updated data. The Covid recovery rate further increased to 96.92%.
