Among four districts, number of doctors with Covid-19 infection highest in Prayagraj

PRAYAGRAJ: Indicating how not even frontline warriors are not safe from the grip of the deadly virus, more than 60 doctors and over 100 healthcare professionals working in government medical facilities have tested positive for novel coronavirus in Prayagraj district since the outbreak of the disease in March.

In Prayagraj district, 169 healthcare services providers -- 67 doctors, 68 paramedical staff and 34 others -- have been diagnosed with Covid-19 till now. Apart from these, 23 doctors and seven paramedical staff working in private hospitals and nursing have been diagnosed with the disease till now in the district.

Prayagraj’s count of healthcare providers contracting Covid-19 is the highest among the three other neighbouring districts. In Fatehpur, 45 healthcare professionals working in government institutions have tested positive for Covid-19 till now. The corresponding figure for Pratapgarh and Kaushambi districts is 30 and seven respectively. Prayagraj, Fatehpur, Pratapgrah and Kaushambi are the four districts which comprise Prayagraj range.

Additional director (health) Dr Sudhakar Pandey said, “At 169 cases, Prayagraj has recorded the highest number of healthcare service providers testing positive for Covid-19 among the four districts. Meanwhile, Kaushambi district has recorded the highest recovery rate in the range.” Till Sunday, Prayagraj’s recovery rate had crossed 81%. The recovery rate of Pratapgarh and Kaushambi was recorded as 76% and 89% respectively.

Of the 18,660 Covid-19 patients recorded in Prayagraj till Sunday, 15,227 have recovered.

The caseload for Pratapgarh and Kaushambi is 3,692 and 1,462 respectively and 2,800 and 1,310 patients have recovered in the two districts till now. In Prayagraj, 10,916 patients have completed home isolation, while 4,311 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery till Sunday. Till now, the city has recorded 3,173 active cases.

Meanwhile, 260 patients have succumbed to Covid-19 till now in Prayagraj. The toll in Pratapgarh and Kaushambi currently stands at 42 and 21 respectively. Around 2.39 lakh Covid-19 tests have been conducted in Prayagraj district so far. The corresponding figure for Pratapgarh and Kaushambi is 40,000 and 79,000 respectively.