646 Doctors Die Due To Raging Second Wave Of Covid, Delhi Registers Highest Fatalities

<p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="color: black;">According to the Indian Medical Association (IMA), 646 doctors succumbed due to Covid-19 in the second wave so far. With Delhi posting the highest deaths of doctors with 109 while Uttarakhand, Punjab and Kerala see the least number of deaths in doctors. </span></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">A total of 646 doctors died in the second wave of COVID-19: Indian Medical Association <a href="https://t.co/RF5Yw355zw">pic.twitter.com/RF5Yw355zw</a></p> &mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1401107721118654469?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 5, 2021</a></blockquote> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="color: black;">Meanwhile, states like Bihar recorded 97 deaths, while Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra recorded 79, 43, and 23 fatalities respectively. Besides Kerala, Karnataka also has been on lesser doctor fatalities recorded nine deaths.&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><a title="Maharashtra CM Uddhav&rsquo;s Indirect Hit At BJP: 'Lust For Power Amid Covid Pandemic Will Lead To Anarchy&rsquo;" href="https://ift.tt/3wXDJqw" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><span style="color: black;">Also Read | Maharashtra CM Uddhav&rsquo;s Indirect Hit At BJP: 'Lust For Power Amid Covid Pandemic Will Lead To Anarchy&rsquo;</span></strong></a></p> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="color: black;">According to the IMA's data, 748 doctors died due to COVID-19 during the first wave that hit the country last year.</span> States like Kerala have been on the lesser side of the doctor fatalities as the state gave the highest priority for healthcare in the recent budget.&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;">Meanwhile, India's daily caseload is on a declining trend as on Saturday, there have been 11,835 lesser cases recorded than the previous day. India's active caseload further declined to 15,55,248 and the recoveries continue to outnumber the daily new cases for 23 straight days. Also, the average positivity rate has further dip to 5.78 per cent.</p> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="color: black;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="color: black;">&nbsp;</span></p>

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