Over 600 doctors succumbed to COVID in second wave, 109 fatalities in Delhi: IMA data
States like Bihar recorded 97 deaths, Uttar Pradesh reported 79 fatalities and Rajasthan logged 43 deaths in the latest IMA COVID registry second wave state wise doctor martyrs list.;
New Delhi: According to the latest data by Indian Medical Association (IMA), a total of 646 doctors have died due to COVID-19 in the ongoing second wave, with Delhi recording the maximum of 109 fatalities.
States like Bihar recorded 97 deaths, Uttar Pradesh reported 79 fatalities and Rajasthan logged 43 deaths in the latest IMA COVID registry second wave state wise doctor martyrs list.
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States like Maharashtra logged 23 deaths of doctors and Karnataka reported nine deaths respectively.
Earlier, as per IMA, 748 doctors died in the first wave of the pandemic.
India's daily new COVD-19 cases reported a sharp decline on Saturday as the country recorded 11,835 less cases as compared to Friday.
Down from yesterday's 1,32,364 cases, India today reported 1,20,529 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the country's infection tally to 2,86,94,879, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday.
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