11 die in India hospital after oxygen supply disrupted for 5 minutes: Official
Eleven Covid-19 patients died on Monday evening due to disruption in oxygen supply at the state-run Sri Venkateswara Ramnarain Ruia Hospital (SVRR) in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district on Monday evening, officials said.
Chittoor district collector M Harinarayanan said there was disruption in supply of oxygen for about 5-10 minutes due to a delay in arrival of an oxygen tanker from Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu to the SVRR hospital.
“Soon after the arrival of the tanker at the hospital, the oxygen supply was restored, but by that time, 11 persons undergoing treatment for Covid-19 died of asphyxiation. We could prevent further loss of lives due to timely restoration of oxygen supply,” the collector said.
Ruia tragedy attributed to stress on medical infrastructure
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Newly elected MP M. Gurumoorthy, MLA Bhumana Karunakar Reddy and Mayor R. Sireesha inspecting the restoration of oxygen supply at Ruia hospital in Tirupati on Tuesday.
There has been a surge in cases in the last four days
The death of 11 patients due to disruption in oxygen supply at Sri Venkateswara Ramnarain Ruia hospital on Monday night is primarily attributed to the heavy stress on medical infrastructure. The sudden rush of patients requiring oxygen, especially over the last four days, had a cumulative effect.
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New Delhi:Â Eleven COVID-19 patients died due to a problem in oxygen supply inside the ICU in the government-run Sri Venkateswara Ramnarain Ruia Government General Hospital in Tirupati late on Monday night, Chittoor district collector M. Hari Narayanan said.
There was a five-minute lag in reloading the oxygen cylinder that caused the pressure to drop, resulting in the deaths, he said. “The oxygen supply was restored within five minutes and everything is now normal. Because of this we could prevent more casualties,” Hari Narayanan added. According to him, the delay in the arrival of an oxygen tanker from Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu triggered the crisis.