Dr Manisha Jadhav
MUMBAI: A 51-year-old senior medical officer from Sewri TB hospital died of Covid-19 late on Monday, around 36 hours after posting her parting words on Facebook.
Dr Manisha Jadhav, fondly remembered for her efficient juggling of clinical and administrative roles, became the first doctor from the civic health setup to die of the infection. According to the Indian Medical Association, nearly 18,000 doctors have contracted Covid and 168 have died in the state since last March, but few have been adequately compensated.
On Sunday, Jadhav wrote a Facebook post from her ICU bed saying this could be her last greeting. May be last Good Morning. I may not meet you here on this platform. Take care all. Body dies. Soul doesn t. Soul is immortal, she wrote.