A total of 104 doctors have died due to COVID-19-related complications till July 13 across the country, a paper written by Dr. Rajeev Jayadevan, president of the Indian Medical Association, Cochin, stated. Another four deaths of doctors — three of them in road accidents — were also linked to COVID-19, taking the total number to 108.
Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Gujarat have the largest share of deaths — these States have the highest numbers of COVID-19 cases in the country. Most of the doctors who died were below 60 years of age and a majority of them were general practitioners.
Ten Nurses too lost their lives during this period, with their average age being 49.6 years. A total of 15 deaths occurred among other healthcare workers.The Hindu
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