New Delhi: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has said at least 270 doctors have died of COVD across the country in the second wave. This includes former IMA president Dr K K Aggarwal, who succumbed to the disease on Monday.
IMA says the most deaths happened in Bihar, where at least 78 medical practitioners have died, followed by Uttar Pradesh (37), Delhi (29) and Andhra Pradesh (22).
In the first wave, 748 doctors had died of the virus. “Last year, 748 doctors across India succumbed to Covid-19, while in the current wave, in a short period, we have lost 270 doctors. The second wave of the pandemic is turning out to be extremely fatal for all and especially for the healthcare workers who are at the forefront,” IMA president Dr JA Jayalal said, according to PTI.
India reported 2.63 lakh cases of the novel coronavirus on Monday. The biggest contributor was Karnataka, which added 38,603 cases, followed by Tamil Nadu with 33,075 cases. Maharashtra registered 26,616 cases. At least 4,329 deaths were reported on the same day, the highest daily toll so far. Maharashtra reported more than 1,000 deaths, while Karnataka had 476. In the biggest drop ever, India’s active cases fell by about 1.65 lakh on Monday to 33.52 lakh.
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, in interaction with district officials on Tuesday, said each district had its own challenges, and each official had a crucial role to play in the fight against the pandemic. “When you win, the country wins; when your district beats coronavirus, the country beats coronavirus,” he said.
Two key decisions to aid India’s battle against COVID were announced on Monday: the government of India will add 14 regional languages to the CoWIN portal, through which slots are booked for vaccination; and 17 additional laboratories will be added to the INSACOG network to conduct genome surveillance and monitor variants of COVID.
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