The Bombay High Court on Wednesday said that it was sad to find that several newborn children were among those who died during the week-long strike by the doctors in the state last month.

The observation was made by a bench headed by Justice Naresh Patil while going through a state government affidavit in reply to a PIL filed by advocate Gunratan Sadavarte claiming that several persons had died as no doctor was available to attend to them during the strike period.