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This is an era where digitalization has creeped into every single task that we perform; be it transaction of money online or consulting doctors over online platforms. Although digitalization in healthcare was slightly slow in its progress, the recent pandemic of COVID that hit the world forced everyone in the healthcare industry to adopt digitalization to its maximum potential. Healthcare digitalization has touched upon various aspects viz. medical education, clinical consultations, radiological and pathological diagnosis, and also medical research. However, in spite of its positive impact on the overall healthcare scenario, there are some challenges which need to be overcome. This review discusses the various domains of healthcare where digitalization could be implemented with an additional analysis of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and challenges of digitalization in pathology especially in times of the recent pandemic of COVID