Coronavirus has infected around 548 doctors, nurses and paramedics across the country so far, according to data maintained by the Centre, official sources said on Wednesday.
The figure does not includefield workers, ward boys, sanitation workers, security guards, lab attendants,peons, laundry and kitchen staff among others.
According to an officialsource, it has not been ascertained from where these doctors, nurses andparamedic staff have acquired the infection.
The figure includesdoctors, nurses and paramedics from Centre-run and state government-runfacilities across states and union territories.
“No epidemiologicalinvestigation of the cases were done. So there is no clear segregation on howmany contracted the disease at workplace and how many got it from thecommunity,” the official source said. Several doctors, who tested positivefor COVID-19, are also reported to have died in the country. Though their exactnumbers were not immediately known.
The official said that 69doctors in the national capital have so far contracted the disease. COVID-19has claimed 1,694 lives and infected 49,391 people nationwide till Wednesdaymorning.
Besides, 274 nurses andparamedics have so far been infected by the virus.
As many as 13 healthcarepersonnel, including seven resident doctors and a professor, have testedpositive for coronavirus over the past two months at the Centre-run SafdarjungHospital, the sources said.
Around 10 healthcareworkers, including a resident doctor and five nurses, have contracted thedisease so far at the AIIMS. Besides, some security guards have also been infectedin the premier hospital.
Besides, several healthcare workers working in various central and Delhi government hospitals have also been infected by the disease, according to the data.