Karnataka: Dr. Devaraj(29 years), who was on covid duty in Kunigal, tested positive for 10 days. He had done his masters in UK and was a medical officer in the non-communicable deseases section in Kunigal. He was under home isolation. he was unmarried and lived alone in his home. On Monday he developed fatigue and was bought to the hospital in the afternoon without delay and his oxygen saturation was around 65 percent as against the normal 95 percent. His colleagues tried their best to treat him. One of his colleagues said, “we had all the equipment to treat him including a ventilator and high flow nasal oxygen support. But his condition required expert care.” He was shifted to Tumakuru district hospital around midnight but was declared brought dead past midnight. He happens to be the tenth doctor who died while on Covid duty.
