Chennai sources stated twenty doctors in tamilnadu have succumbed to the coronavirus since march, as per data collected by the state unit of the indian Medical Association (IMA). Among the deceased doctors, most of them were general medical practitioners from chennai, madurai and other southern districts. The number of deaths was lower in the western districts of the state. tamilnadu unit of IMA submitted details of 20 doctors to the state government on Tuesday. The death of the doctors, who were working in private and government hospitals, have been registered with the respective IMA branches in various districts.
Meanwhile the association also predicts that a higher number of doctors may have succumbed to the coronavirus, IMA state secretary AK ravikumar said. “The first COVID-19 death of a doctor associated with IMA was Dr Simon. After that, we started collecting the data on the deaths of all doctors due to the novel coronavirus. Till now, 20 doctors have succumbed to COVID-19. However, the number of deaths can also be higher because we have submitted a list of only those doctors, whose kin have provided death certificates and other documents to us.”
Based on the list, doctors above the age of 50 are more vulnerable, he said, adding, “In the list, the youngest doctor to succumb to coronavirus was a 43 year old man. All the other doctors are aged over 50.” Many general practitioners contracted the virus while discharging their duties and succumbed to the infection, the data suggested. There was a list reportedly by IMA that was widely circulated among doctors and social media users claiming that 43 doctors succumbed to the infection in Tamilnadu.
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