Raipur COVID Hospital Fire: 1 Corona Patient Burnt Alive, 3 Die Of Suffocation Apr 18, 2021, 13:22 IST
RAIPUR: Four coronavirus patients were killed in a fire at the intensive care unit of a private hospital in Chhattisgarh s Raipur city, police said on Sunday.
The fire broke out at Raipur s Rajdhani hospital on Saturday morning, which was caused due to short-circuit in the electrical wiring, which spread throughout the hospital. As per reports, one patient died due to fire injuries and the other three due to suffocation.
A staff member of the hospital had seen smoke coming out from the ICU and immediately informed the hospital authorities who called the fire brigade. Thirty-four patients were admitted to the hospital; nine were admitted to the ICU, officials said. Firefighters and the hospital staff rescued the patients and it took almost two hours to extinguish the fire.
COVID-19 crisis: Maha, UP, Kerala, 7 other states account for 82% of India s daily new cases
India s daily new cases continue to rise and a record 1,84,372 fresh coronavirus cases were registered in a span of 24 hours
PTI | April 14, 2021 | Updated 15:34 IST
A net increase of 1,01,006 cases has been recorded in the total number of active cases in a span of 24 hours
Ten states, including Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka and Kerala, have shown a steep rise in daily new COVID-19 cases accounting for 82.04 per cent of the fresh infections being reported in a day, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
India s daily new cases continue to rise and a record 1,84,372 fresh coronavirus cases were registered in a span of 24 hours. Maharashtra has reported the highest daily new cases at 60,212, followed by Uttar Pradesh with 17,963 while Chhattisgarh reported 15,121 new cases.