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BENGALURU: Close to 524 deaths have taken place between April and May 16 either due to lack of oxygen, shortage or denial in India during its second wave of Covid-19, a community of open data professionals have estimated.
The open data tracker made by Data Meet was created with an aim to archive lost lives due to the lack of oxygen and counter the ongoing denial and erasure of these deaths in official and government narratives.
The publicly available tracker estimated that the highest number of oxygen related deaths (83 deaths) took place across five medical colleges in Goa. Karnataka reposted 54 such deaths till May 16, including 36 persons at Chamarajanagar Institute of Medical Sciences, 4 patients at KBN Hospital at Kalaburagi, 2 patients at Arka Hospital in Bengaluru, 5 at Shri Bhanji D Khimji Lifeline Hospital in Hubballi, 4 at Kalaburagi government hospital and 3 at Belagavi government hospital.
Karnataka Covid lockdown news live: Acute staff shortage in government hospitals
Karnataka Covid lockdown news live: Acute staff shortage in government hospitals
A record 50,112 fresh infections on Wednesday pushed Karnataka’s Covid tally beyond 17 lakh, a grim milestone only Maharashtra and Kerala have crossed so far. The state’s previous daily record was 48,296 on April 30. The state reported its highest-ever daily fatalities of 346. Bengaluru reported 23,106 fresh cases, around 3,600 lower than its singleday record of 26,756 cases on April 30. The state has a total of 17.4 lakh cases, including 4.8 lakh active ones. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates from Karnataka.
THE TIMES OF INDIA | May 06, 2021, 10:10:41 IST
Karnataka: 5 COVID-19 patients die in Hubballi hospital, kin allege oxygen shortage ANI | Updated: May 05, 2021 09:42 IST
Hubballi (Karnataka) [India], May 5 (ANI): As many as five patients suffering from Covid-19 and under intensive care at Shri Bhanji D Khimji Lifeline Hospital died on Tuesday allegedly due to shortage of oxygen.
The patients reportedly died within a span of one and a half hours, starting at 3 pm.
However, the district health officer Dr Yashwant Madinkar, who visited the hospital, dismissed the allegation that the deaths occurred due to shortage of oxygen and said a committee of experts would investigate the matter.
The Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Ramarajan said a clear picture would emerge only after a medical inquiry.