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PESHAWAR
Another doctor succumbed to the coronavirus here in the provincial capital on Sunday, raising death toll of medics who died of Covid-19 in the country to 18. Dr Aurangzeb, a senior pathologist at Police Services Hospital Peshawar, had been on the ventilator for the last four days, according to Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC) Director Dr Shahzad Akbar, and passed away on Sunday. Hospital officials said Dr Aurangzeb was also a diabetic. With this death, the total number of doctors who have succumbed to the coronavirus in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has risen to four.
KP Chief Minister Mahmood Khan expressed grief over the demise of Dr Aurangzeb, saying doctors are “busy saving others’ lives by putting their own lives in danger”.
“The services of doctors in treating coronavirus patients are commendable,” Khan said. “Every possible help will be given to the families of the doctors who died of coronavirus.”
The novel coronavirus has so far infected 1,904 healthcare workers in Pakistan and 18 have died. The new data provides sobering evidence that doctors, paramedics, nurses, and other healthcare providers are working in high-risk areas without adequate protection gear.
