Coronavirus in Delhi: Senior Doctor at LNJP, Ward Boy at Hindu Rao Succumb to COVID Infection

On Sunday, while speaking to ANI, Union Home Minister Amit Shah had dismissed claims of community transmission of COVID-19 in Delhi, saying that there is nothing to worry.

New Delhi: A 52-year-old doctor of the city government-run LNJP Hospital who was in the frontline in the war against COVID-19 succumbed to the infection on Sunday.  He was a consultant anaesthesiologist at the LNJP, which is a dedicated COVID-19 facility.

On June 8, the doctor was shifted to the Max Hospital in south Delhi, following his request. “He was a frontline anesthesia specialist who contracted COVID-19 infection while on duty. He tested positive on June 6, when he had mild symptoms and was shifted to a quarantine facility. His symptoms aggravated on June 7 and he was admitted in the Intensive Care Unit of the LNJP Hospital,” the LNJP Hospital said in a statement.

Besides,  a 53-year-old man, who was employed as a ward boy in the NDMC-run Hindu Rao Hospital, also died of the disease yesterday.

Earlier, a doctor from the Fortis Escorts Heart Institute in Okhla had recently died of the novel coronavirus infection. A 39-year-old doctor from Odisha died of COVID-19 in the ICU of the Delhi government-run Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital on June 20.

Notably, scores of healthcare workers have been infected with COVID-19 in the national capital.

Meanwhile, Delhis tally of coronavirus cases has surpassed the 83,000-mark with fresh 2,889 cases, while the death toll from the disease mounted to 2,623.  The national capital had reported the highest single-day spike of 3,947 cases on June 23. Recently, Delhi had eclipsed Mumbai as the city worst-hit by the pandemic in the country.

On Sunday, while speaking to ANI, Union Home Minister Amit Shah had dismissed claims of community transmission of COVID-19 in Delhi, saying that there is nothing to worry. He also rebutted deputy CM Manish Sisodia’s claim that there will be 5.5 lakh cases in Delhi by July-end.

“After Manish Sisodia’s statement, PM also asked me, Home Ministry, to help Delhi Govt. Soon after, a coordination meeting was called and a number of decisions, including testing of all individuals in containment zones, were taken. Now the situation won’t reach that stage. We will be in a much better situation because we stressed preventive measures,” asserted Shah.