Maharashtra Governor expresses grief over loss of lives in Nashik Oxygen-leak incident ANI | Updated: Apr 21, 2021 19:20 IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 21 (ANI): Governor Bhagat Koshyari on Wednesday expressed his condolences over the death of 22 people in the oxygen tanker leak incident at the Zakir Hussain municipal hospital in Nashik, Maharashtra. I was deeply anguished to know about the death of innocent Covid-19 patients in the unfortunate incident of Oxygen tanker leakage at the Dr Zakir Hussain Hospital in Nashik. I convey my condolences to the next of those who lost their lives and wish speedy recovery to the affected persons, the Maharashtra Governor said in a message.
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The tragic incident added to the woes of Maharashtra, which reported its highest ever single-day spike in Covid deaths.
At least two dozen Covid patients who were on ventilation and oxygen masks in a hospital in Nashik, about 220km from here, died after a leakage in the tank disrupted supplies on Wednesday.
The tragic incident added to the woes of Maharashtra, which reported its highest ever single-day spike in Covid deaths, with 568 people succumbing to the disease. The state also recorded a massive 67,468 new cases over the past 24 hours.
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The leak, which was in a pipe that connected the oxygen supply to the Zakir Hussain Hospital complex s main tank, was stopped by the fire service, police Officer Surinder Sonone said. So that this kind of episode does not repeat, we will prepare an SOP on management of oxygen plants and storage tankers, State Health Minister Rajesh Tope said, according to the Indian Express. Oxygen is a precious commodity and we cannot afford to waste it. We will investigate what happened in Nashik Hospital.
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