COVID-19 crisis: 11 patients die in AP s Ruia Hospital due to glitch in oxygen supply
There was a five-minute lag in reloading the oxygen cylinder that caused the pressure to drop, resulting in the deaths, Chittoor district Collector M Hari Narayanan said
PTI | May 11, 2021 | Updated 11:28 IST
At least 11 Covid-19 patients died due to a problem in oxygen supply inside the ICU in Government-run Ruia Hospital here 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.
11 Covid-19 patients die in AP hospital due to problem in oxgen supply
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There was a five-minute lag in reloading the oxygen cylinder resulting in the deaths At least 11 Covid-19 patients died due to a problem in oxygen supply inside the ICU in Government-run Ruia Hospital here 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.
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Updated: May 11, 2021 11:54 pm IST
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Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday reported its highest daily death count due to Covid, recording 108 deaths over the past 24 hours. The state also reported 20,345 new Covid cases amid a devastating second wave of infections in the country.
Prior to this, the highest death count in the state in a day was 97 deaths, reported on August 14 and August 22 last year.
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At least 11 Covid-19 patients died due to a problem in oxygen supply inside the ICU in Government-run Ruia Hospital here 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.
About 30 doctors were immediately rushed into the ICU to attend to the patients.