Karnataka: 24 patients dead as Chamarajanagar hospital allegedly runs out of oxygen
The deputy commissioner of Chamarajanagar claimed that all the deaths were not due to oxygen shortage.
Updated May 03, 2021 · 02:16 pm
Hospital staff load empty oxygen cylinders for refilling into a vehicle in Bangalore on April 30.
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Twenty four patients died on Sunday in Chamarajanagar district hospital in Karnataka allegedly due to lack of oxygen supply, News18 reported. This comes as hospitals across India are battling a devastating second wave of the coronavirus, with families scrambling for medicines and oxygen.
Twelve of those who died in the last 24 hours were coronavirus patients, according to