Summary:
While the IMA says that a thousand doctors have died due to Covid so far, the actual numbers may be far higher.
The IMA only keeps a record of its nearly 3.5 lakh members.
India, however, has more than 12 lakh doctors.
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Anas Mujahid, 26, a junior Resident Doctor at Delhi`s Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital -- a dedicated Covid specialty -- died within hours of testing positive due to Covid.
He is the youngest of 244 doctors who have lost their lives to Covid this year in India`s second wave.
Last year, 736 doctors had lost their lives during the first wave.
A total of nearly 1,000 doctors across India have lost their lives due to Covid so far.
Mujahid is survived by his parents and four siblings.
A week has gone by, but his friend and colleague Dr Aamir Sohail is still struggling to come to terms with the loss.
Mujahid had minor symptoms like sore throat and tested positive in an antigen test at the hospital.
In a rare case of sudden progression, he collapsed soon after and died due to intracranial bleeding.
He had not been vaccinated.
"It was shocking.