A top female dentist fell to her death from a ninth-floor hospital Covid ward - days after her parents died from the virus.
Darya Khorovskaya, 35, a highly respected Russian orthodontist, was found alive but died later from her injuries in St Petersburg, according to reports.
It has since been revealed that her mother, Professor Lina Khorovskaya, 58, an internationally recognised expert in clinical diagnostics, had died from Covid four days earlier.
Her father Oleg Khorovsky, 58, the head of a leading private dental hospital also died after contracting coronavirus in late September.
Darya Khorovskaya, 35, a highly respected Russian orthodontist, fell to her death from a hospital Covid ward window
She was found alive but died later from her injuries at the hospital in St Petersburg, Russia, according to reports
The tragic orthodontist was close to both her parents and devastated over their deaths, said other patients in her ward at Elizavetinskaya Hospital.
The fall follows spate of similar deaths by Russian doctors during the pandemic.
Dr Khorovskaya was reported to be 'deeply depressed' at their loss.
She fell from a window on the ninth floor 90 feet up, according to reports, and sustained multiple injuries.
She had been admitted to hospital with Covid-19 'complications' two days after her mother's death.
It has since been revealed that her mother, Professor Lina Khorovskaya (left), 58, an internationally recognised expert in clinical diagnostics, had died from Covid four days earlier. Her father Oleg Khorovsky (right), 58, the head of a leading private dental hospital, also died after contracting coronavirus in late September
