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The COVID-19 fatality rate among doctors, healthcare providers are higher than the general public in India.

The rate of COVID-19 mortality among the health care workers in India is higher than in the general people.

The rate of COVID-19 mortality among the health care workers in India is higher than in the general people.As per the reports, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the general people as well as the health workers in the country. The rate of mortality rate is high in the health care providers in comparison with the general count. It is reported that the Indian Medical Association (IMA) figures show the COVID-19 fatality rate among doctors in India is 17.06%, whereas the overall rate in the country is 1.7%. According to the reports of the IMA, a total of 515 healthcare providers have died due to the COVID-19 infection, including government doctors and private professionals.

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