11 COVID-19 patients die in AP hospital due to problem in oxygen supply
Tirupati,
May
10:
At
least
11
Covid-19
patients
died
due
to
a
problem
in
oxygen
supply
inside
the
ICU
in
Government-run
Ruia
Hospital
here
late
on
Monday
night,
Chittoor
district
Collector
M
Hari
Narayanan
said.
There
was
a
five-minute
lag
in
reloading
the
oxygen
cylinder
that
caused
the
pressure
to
drop,
resulting
in
the
deaths,
he
said.
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"The oxygen supply was restored within five minutes and everything is now normal.Because of this we could prevent more casualties," Hari Narayanan added.
About 30 doctors were immediately rushed into the ICU to attend to the patients.
The Collector said there was no scarcity of oxygen in the hospital and adequate supply was in place.
In all, about 700 Covid-19 patients were undergoing treatment in the ICU and oxygen beds in Ruia while another 300 were in normal wards.
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Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy expressed grief over the incident.
He spoke to the district collector and directed that a detailed investigation be conducted into the incident.
Jagan directed the officials to ensure that such incidents did not recur.