Four die at Vellore hospital, kin allege oxygen shortage killed them
After four patients reportedly died within minutes at a hospital in Tamil Nadu s Vellore, family members claimed oxygen shortage as the primary reason for their deaths.
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After four patients reportedly died within minutes at a hospital in Tamil Nadu s Vellore, family members claimed oxygen shortage as the primary reason for their deaths.
The family members of the patients alleged that oxygen shortage in a ward at the hospital began at around 2 pm but nothing was done by the staffs even after repeatedly informing them .
District Collector Shanmugasundaram, however, said that the four patients died due to various reasons and had nothing to do with oxygen supply . He also said that 121 patients at the hospital were dependent on oxygen supply and they are doing well.