A total of 36 Italian doctors have passed away due to COVID-19, the ANSA news agency reported on Thursday, citing the Federazione Nazionale degli Ordini dei Medici Chirurghi e degli Odontoiatri, the national federation of doctors' guilds
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 26th March, 2020) A total of 36 Italian doctors have passed away due to COVID-19, the ANSA news agency reported on Thursday, citing the Federazione Nazionale degli Ordini dei Medici Chirurghi e degli Odontoiatri, the national federation of doctors' guilds.
The number of fatalities increased after three doctors in the city of Bergamo perished overnight, according to the agency.
Meanwhile, the number of infected medical workers has increased to 6,025, which is nine percent of all cases.
According to the latest report by the Health Ministry, there are 57,521 active COVID-19 cases in Italy, with the death toll standing at 7,503.
