162 doctors, 107 nurses, 44 ASHA workers died due to Covid in India till 22 January — Govt

Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, MoS Health Ashwini Choubey Tuesday said the process of insurance disbursement has been de-centralised for the deceased healthcare workers.

Representational image of a health worker fitting an oxygen mask to a Covid-19 patient in Delhi | Photo: ANI

New Delhi: COVID-19 has so far claimed the lives of 162 doctors, 107 nurses and 44 ASHA workers in the country, Rajya Sabha was told on Tuesday.

The figures are based on the intimations received from the states till January 22.

This was stated by Minister of State for Health Ashwini Kumar Choubey in the House in response to a question on the number of healthcare staff, including doctors, nurses and ASHA workers who have been affected died due to COVID-19.

On whether the data presented by the Indian Medical Association regarding the number of healthcare workers who have died due to COVID-19 has been taken note of by the Ministry and any follow up verification of the same done, Choubey said the process of insurance disbursement has been de-centralized under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP: Insurance Scheme).