Karnataka: 5 COVID-19 patients die in Hubballi hospital, kin allege oxygen shortage

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Karnataka: 5 COVID-19 patients die in Hubballi hospital, kin allege oxygen shortage

As many as 5 patients affected by Covid-19 and beneath intensive care at Shri Bhanji D Khimji Lifeline Hospital died on Tuesday allegedly as a result of shortage of oxygen. The patients reportedly died inside a span of 1 and a half hours, beginning at 3 pm.

However, the district well being officer Dr Yashwant Madinkar, who visited the hospital, dismissed the allegation that the deaths occurred as a result of shortage of oxygen and mentioned a committee of consultants would examine the matter.

The Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Ramarajan mentioned a transparent image would emerge solely after a medical inquiry. Both the officers visited the hospital following the deaths.

Earlier on Monday, over 24 patients, together with a number of COVID-19 patients, died at a authorities hospital in Karnataka’s Chamarajanagar district allegedly as a result of shortage of oxygen.

As Covid-19 instances surge, a number of hospitals throughout the nation have been reporting a shortage of oxygen and as a result of that many individuals admitted there have misplaced their lives.

Meanwhile, Karnataka on Tuesday reported 44,631 new COVID-19 instances and 292 deaths, the well being division mentioned.

(With ANI inputs)

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