Doctor consultations up 54% in a day, rise 2.5x in 3 days on Covid surge

Over half the consultations are for GPs and pulmonologists with concerns like fever, sore throat, headache, body pain, stuffy nose, Omicron spread, Covid-19 vaccine booster doses, and vaccines for kid

As Covid-19 continues to surge in the country, with close to 38,000 infections recorded on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, Covid-related doctor consultations see a massive jump of 50 per cent more than the previous day. The daily consultations have gone up more than 2.5 times since January 1, according to insights shared by Practo, India’s largest integrated healthcare company.

This is the highest single-day increase in doctor consultations in 120 days, since the decline of the deadly second wave. More than 50 per cent of all doctor consultations are for GPs (general practitioner) and Pulmonologists with major concerns like fever, sore