Delhi: 20 patients died due to Oxygen shortage at Jaipur Golden Hospital, 200 lives at stake

New Delhi: 20 covid patients allegedly died due to an oxygen shortage last night in Delhi’s Jaipur Golden Hospital. According to the report, the pressure of oxygen in the hospital reduced significantly. Despite all the efforts, oxygen supply could not be made in time.

Oxygen supply to last only half an hour now, more than 200 lives are at stake, says DK Baluja

Delhi | Oxygen supply to last only half an hour now, more than 200 lives are at stake. We lost 20 people due to an oxygen shortage last night: DK Baluja, Jaipur Golden Hospital

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Dr. Baluja said that the hospital has over 210 patients and they only have oxygen stock to last for 45 minutes at 10:15 am on Saturday. “We were supposed to get a supply of 3,600 litres of oxygen at 5 pm on Friday, but we got 1,500 litres at 12 pm. There was a 7-hour delay and by that time the pressure of oxygen supply was low. Even while refilling, it takes time for the pressure to build up,” DK Baluja told to The Hindu.

ndia recorded 3,46,786 new COVID-19 cases, the highest single-day spike since the pandemic broke out last year.

According to the official data issued by the Union Health Ministry, the country has recorded 2,624 new deaths due to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours The country’s total infection count has mounted to 1,66,10,481 cases, while 1,89,544 people have succumbed to the viral infection so far.