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Dr Mohammad Ashraf Mir, physician
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Dr Mohammad Ashraf Mir, physician

Dr Mohammad Ashraf Mir, a senior physician in Kashmir who had been treating the COVID-19 patients, died on August 9, 2020 after contracting the disease. Dr Mir, a resident of Pampore area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, passed away in the morning on August 9, 2020, at SKIMS Soura, they said. Mir had been treating COVID-19 patients for the past four months and in the process, contracted the virus. The doctor tested positive for COVID-19 and was admitted to the hospital with bilateral pneumonia. He was later shifted to an intensive care unit as he could not maintain oxygen saturation and passed away this morning, they added. Kashmir Images
Joseph Costa, physician
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Joseph Costa, physician

Dr Joseph Costa, a Baltimore physician, died from coronavirus on July 25, 2020, after battling to save hundreds of patients. He was 56 years old. The Baltimore physician passed away surrounded by about 20 of his colleagues and while in the arms of his tearful husband, David Hart. He told The Washington Post that he pleaded with his partner to stay away from the hospital, with Joseph vulnerable due to a rare autoimmune disorder. "I begged him not to go to work," David said, but his brave husband felt it was important to lead his staff by continuing to work on the front lines. Both Joseph and David got sick with COVID-19 in late June, the Washington Post reported. David eventually recovered, but Joseph ended up in the hospital on a ventilator and later in a com...
Joginder Chaudhary, physician
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Joginder Chaudhary, physician

Joginder Chaudhary, a junior resident at Delhi’s Baba Saheb Ambedkar (BSA) Hospital, died of Covid at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on the night of July 25, 2020. The 27-year-old Indian doctor, for whose treatment the capital’s medical fraternity had joined hands to collect funds, fought a month-long battle with the virus, having tested positive on June 27, reported The Indian Express. “He was in a critical condition when he was brought to our hospital. He was immediately taken to the ICU and was continuously monitored by a team of doctors. There were no co-morbidities but his condition turned critical. It was a case of surgical emphysema, and he went into shock last night,” said Dr D S Rana, chairman of Sir Ganga Ram’s board. Chaudhary had joined the ...
Dr Ramesh Veer, physician
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Dr Ramesh Veer, physician

  Dr Ramesh Veer, a 60-year-old consultant physician who ran Veer Hospital at Savarkar Nagar in the city and had practised at Sir J J Hospital, died at Kaushalya Medical Foundation Trust on July 20, 2020. The Indian Medical Association members said that Dr veer was treating all types of patients for past few months. Mumbai Mirror Dr Ramesh's son Siddhesh writes: "I appreciate your team writing about my dad. My dad passed away on Monday, July 20th, 2020. In spite of knowing there is a danger lurking in their area where a lot of COVID-19 positive patients were reported, he went on rendering them emergency services in his own hospital, where very, unfortunately, he caught the infection.  "My dad was ever cheerful, big-hearted, and friendly. You could approach him with ease and in no time...
Dr Javed Ali, physician
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Dr Javed Ali, physician

  Dr Javed Ali - who was a contractual doctor with Delhi government’s National Health Mission (NHM) – succumbed to Covid-19 at the AIIMS Trauma Centre on July 20, 2020. He was working with a quarantine centre in South Delhi’s Chattarpur, the Radha Soami Covid care centre, and sero surveillance centre in Pushp Vihar March before contracting coronavirus in June. He passed away after a three-week-long battle with the virus. He is survived by his wife Dr Heena, and their two children, aged 6 and 12. Dr Heena told The Indian Express, “He was a dedicated doctor who did not take a single day off since March and was on Covid-19 duty throughout. He even worked on Eid.” For the last 10 days, Dr Ali was on ventilator support. “My children and I didn’t even get to see him one last time. There is n...
Dr Lokesh Gupta, general physician
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Dr Lokesh Gupta, general physician

Dr Lokesh Gupta ‑ a 60-year-old general physician who ran his own clinic in Gautam Budh Nagar’s Dadri ‑ succumbed to Covid-19 the morning of June 28, 2020. Dr Lokesh Gupta was rushed to Yashoda Hospital in Ghaziabad’s Nehru Nagar on June 22, 2020, and his Covid-19 result came positive on June 24, 2020. Dr Sangeeta Garg, medical superintendent of Yashoda Hospital, said, “Dr Lokesh came to the hospital on June 22 afternoon with high-grade fever, breathlessness and cyanosis (blue skin due to lack of oxygen). His Covid-19 test was done and his test result came positive. At 9.59 am Sunday (June 28, 2020), he passed away.” Dr Lokesh studied medicine at S N Medical College, Agra, and is survived by his wife, and their two children. The couple’s daughte...
Basavaraj Karigoudar, physician
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Basavaraj Karigoudar, physician

Basavaraj Karigoudar ‑ a physician working at Khiladgi Primary Health Centre in Mudhol Taluk of Bagalkot district of the south Indian state of Karnataka – died due to Covid-19 on June 25, 2020. The 30 years old doctor was infected with Hepatitis B after being pricked by a needle during his work at the hospital. After that, his condition worsened. He subsequently developed liver failure. He was then immediately shifted to Fortis Hospital for a liver transplant, reported The Hindu. He was tested COVID positive there and eventually passed away on June 25, 2020. He was a young doctor and a former student of MIMS of 2011 batch. His was the first COVID-19 fatality in the medical fraternity in Karnataka, the report said. The Hindu
Abdel Wahab Babiker, Physician
Medics, Profiles, United Kingdom

Abdel Wahab Babiker, Physician

Abdel Wahab Babiker – a Physician at Scarborough Hospital, Scarborough, England – passed away on 18 May,2020 due to COVID-19. Abdel was 70 years old. Dr Abdel Wahab Babiker, 70, had worked as a consultant physician at Scarborough Hospital since August 2019. He had been receiving care in hospital after contracting coronavirus and died on Monday May 18. Dr Ed Smith, director of acute, emergency and elderly medicine at Scarborough Hospital, said: “Dr Babiker was an extremely energetic, hard-working, approachable and dedicated doctor. “He was particularly notable for his ‘can-do’ attitude and supportive nature, and was well-liked by patients and staff alike.” Source: Express and Star Please help us in adding details.