Oxygen Tank Leak Kills at Least 22 COVID Patients: Shocking and Painful
On 4/21/21 at 12:49 PM EDT
At least 22 COVID-19 patients died on Wednesday after an oxygen tank leaked at a hospital in the city of Nashik, western India.
The Indian Express reported that the Zakir Hussain hospital had more than 150 COVID patients at the time, some of whom were in a critical condition on ventilator and oxygen support.
The leak took place when an oxygen tanker was refilling the main storage tank at the hospital. The resulting loss of supply led to the deaths of several patients, officials said.
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced financial assistance of ₹5 lakh each to the families of 22 patients
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced financial assistance of ₹5 lakh each to the families of 22 patients
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed grief over the death of at least 22 COVID-19 patients at a Nashik hospital after the oxygen supply was interrupted due to a leakage in the storage plant.
Mr Modi described the tragedy as heart-wrenching.
The patients died due to the interrupted oxygen supply at a civic hospital for COVID-19 patients in Maharashtra s Nashik following the leakage from an oxygen storage plant, District Collector Suraj Mandhare said.