New Delhi, Jun 22 (PTI) A doctor of a leading private hospital here has died of COVID-19, sources said on Monday.

Sources at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute in Okhla in South Delhi said authorities have been informed about it. More details are awaited.

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Several hundreds of healthcare workers, including doctors and nurses, have been infected with COVID-19 till date in the national capital.

A 39-year-old doctor from Odisha died of COVID-19 in the ICU of a Delhi government hospital on Saturday.

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The doctor (name withheld), who belonged to Cuttack district, succumbed to the disease at Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital, a dedicated COVID-19 facility, officials said.

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