Death due to coronavirus higher among doctors, healthcare workers
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Death due to coronavirus higher among doctors, healthcare workers

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In comparison to others infected with Covid-19, the risk of death due to infection is 17 times higher in doctors and 15 times more in healthcare workers, according to the Indian Medical Association. It has been noted that in every one lakh people in India there are 4,969 cases of infected healthcare workers, 1,428 cases of infected doctors and 285 of others. It was also noted that healthcare workers in contact with confirmed cases of Covid-19 without adequate protection was 2.8 per cent. When the healthcare workers fall sick due to high viral load, their condition deteriorates quickly.

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