Dr Om Shrivastav, one of the city’s most renowned infectious disease experts and a member of the Maharashtra Covid-19 Task Force, died around 10 am at Breach Candy hospital on Tuesday. He was 55. The medical fraternity mourned the demise of Dr Shrivastav, who worked as a consultant at the Jaslok and HN Reliance Foundation hospitals. He would also treat patients at the civic-run Kasturba hospital.

On April 28, Dr Shrivastav experienced a massive heart attack at his residence, which is next to Breach Candy hospital. The family immediately rushed him to the hospital but due to hypoxia, or low oxygen levels, he fell into a coma from which he never recovered and had to be on a ventilator.