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MYSURU: There were enough red flags that oxygen supply was running low at the state-run Covid hospital in Chamarajanagar, but it appears the Mysuru district administration was tardy in responding to SOS calls, resulting in the deaths of 23 Covid-19 patients on Sunday night.
Some 12 hours before the tragedy struck, a private hospital in Chamarajanagar town ran out of oxygen and sent 10 patients it was treating to the Covid hospital early on Sunday morning.
Authorities at the Covid hospital say they were forced to dip into their buffer stock at its 6,000 kilo litre oxygen facility since 150 patients were undergoing treatment, 24 of whom were on ventilators and 53 in ICU beds. By the afternoon, the buffer stock was beginning to run dry and efforts were on to replenish it.
Deaths up in Hassan
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The number of deaths due to COVID-19 has been increasing in Hassan. In the last week (since April 26), 90 people have succumbed to the infection in the district. This includes 15 deaths reported on Monday. A majority of them said to have died due to the non-availability of ICU beds.
Since the outbreak of the pandemic, as many as 616 people have died in the district. The number of deaths reported since March 23 is 149. On Monday, 1,277 fresh cases of COVID-19 were reported in the district. With that, the total number of cases rose to 42,313. Among them, 33,598 have recovered and 8,099 are undergoing treatment. Of them, 89 are in the intensive care unit.
Hassan registers 90 deaths in a week
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District sees hike in patient inflow, including many from Bengaluru
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District sees hike in patient inflow, including many from Bengaluru
The number of deaths due to COVID-19 has been increasing in Hassan and in the last week (since April 26), 90 people have succumbed to the infection in the district. This includes 15 deaths reported on Monday. A majority of them are said to have died due to non-availability of ICU beds.
This illustrates how cases are increasing outside Bengaluru too and health infrastructure is proving to be a big issue. The district has had to face the additional burden of patients travelling to Hassan from Bengaluru.
Cases up in Hassan
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The number of COVID-19 cases has been on the rise in Hassan. As many as 349 fresh cases were reported on Saturday and nine more people died. With that, the total number of cases in the district rose to 39,541 and so far 590 people have died in the district due to the infection.
The deaths are said to be increasing due to the non-availability of beds in the intensive care units. Of the total 6,238 active cases, as many as 77 people are undergoing treatment in the ICU. A youth, in whose family three members including him are suffering from COVID-19, said his father died on Saturday morning as he could not get an ICU bed. “I am of the opinion that he could have survived if he had been admitted to ICU. My mother and I are undergoing treatment for the infection at Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences. The government should arrange for more beds” he said.
The shortage of beds in the intensive care unit is said to have increased deaths at Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences. A couple of patients who could not get beds in the ICU, even after their oxyge