Oxygen leak kills 22 Covid-19 patients in India
Maharashtra chief minister orders an inquiry as India tackles a huge increase in coronavirus cases and deaths
Police stand guard at the entrance of Zakir Hussain Hospital after an oxygen leak caused the deaths of 21 coronavirus patients on April 21. (Photo: Viru Kadam/AFP)
An oxygen leak at a government hospital in India has killed 22 Covid-19 patients as the entire country faces a huge shortage of oxygen to support pandemic-hit patients.
The leak in the main liquid oxygen storage tank at Zakir Hussain Hospital, managed by the Nashik Municipal Corporation in Maharashtra state, led to a drop in the oxygen pressure of ventilators and the patients died immediately on April 21, said a senior official.