COVID: 719 doctors died during second wave, most in Bihar, says IMA

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New Delhi: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Saturday (June 12, 2021) mentioned that 719 doctors died during the second wave of COVID-19 with most of them dying in Bihar.

The IMA knowledgeable that 111 doctors misplaced their lives in Bihar, adopted by Delhi which noticed 109 coronavirus-related fatalities.

Uttar Pradesh (79), West Bengal (63) and Rajasthan (43) have been the opposite COVID-19-hit states, the IMA mentioned.

Earlier on June 7, the Indian Medical Association had written a contemporary letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, searching for his private intervention to resolve the pleas put ahead by the apex medical physique in regards to the security of the medical professionals.

In its letter, the IMA urged PM Modi to make sure a protected work atmosphere in order that the doctors and all different well being care staff can discharge their duties with none worry.

The IMA had additionally highlighted that greater than 1,400 doctors had misplaced their lives since 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in India. 

Meanwhile, India recorded 84,332 new COVID-19 infections in the final 24 hours, its lowest after 70 days, the info by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare mentioned on Saturday morning. The complete variety of coronavirus lively circumstances has now declined to lower than 11 lakhs (10,80,690) after over two months. There have been additionally 4,002 contemporary coronavirus-related fatalities in the final 24 hours. 

India now has a complete of two.93 crore infections, of which, 3,67,081 folks have died of the virus.





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