Health workers wearing PPE kits on their way to screen the residents of Hindpiri in Ranchi to detect Covid-19 cases (PTI)More than 2,000 healthcare workers in India were infected by the new coronavirus over an eight-week period till April 30, the country’s health research agency said on Friday, providing for the first time nationwide numbers for such service providers. The Indian Council of Medical Research has found that 2,082 (5 per cent) among 40,186 persons found positive for the coronavirus infection among more than one million individuals tested up to April 30 were healthcare workers. Among the healthcare workers found positive, 947 had symptoms and 1,135 did not have symptoms but had come into contact with positive cases without adequate personal protection, the ICMR said. Among the 69,315 SARI patients, 4,204 (6.1 per cent) were Covid-19 positive. In the earlier assessment, among 5,911 SARI patients tested, 104 (1.8 per cent) were Covid-19 positive.

Source: The Telegraph May 29, 2020 23:03 UTC