: Two Covid patients die in Andhra Pradesh after oxygen supply disrupted in hospital #IndiaNEWS Two Covid-19 patients reportedly died in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh early on Monday morning

Two Covid patients die in Andhra Pradesh after oxygen supply disrupted in hospital #IndiaNEWS
Two Covid-19 patients reportedly died in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh early on Monday morning after a technical glitch disrupted oxygen supplies at the hospital that was treating them, The New Indian Express reported. Authorities at the Maharaja Central Hospital, however, claimed the deaths were not related to the oxygen crisis, even as 25 other Covid patients had to be shifted from there to another facility.“Doctors made it clear that the deaths were not due to lack of oxygen supply,??? Vizianagaram District Collector M Hari Jawaharlal told The New Indian Express. “The condition of the deceased patients was critical when they were being treated.???The district official said that because of a technical glitch, the pressure of oxygen decreased in the hospital that has 290 patients, 25 of whom are on oxygen support. “We immediately rushed to the hospital and after that, [when] there was a low supply of oxygen, we immediately ensured that there was no problem to the patients,’’ Jawaharlal added.He said that alternate arrangements were being made to ensure uninterrupted supply of oxygen to patients, and an oxygen tanker from Visakhapatnam was being transported to the district hospital for that. Deputy Chief Minister Pamula Pushpasree Vani said that in the meantime, 15 patients who were on oxygen support, were...Read more

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