Amid O2 crisis, Guv Koshyari takes stock of Covid situation in Goa
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Fri, May 14 2021 18:33 IST |
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Panaji, May 14 : On a day when the death count at the states apex hospital Goa Medical College reached 75 in four days, Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Friday reviewed the Covid-19 scenario in the state through a virtual meeting with Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and Health Minister Vishwajit Rane. Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari today reviewed the Covid-19 situation in Goa during his meeting with Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and Health Minister Vishwajeet Rane held online, according the Governor s official Twitter handle.
26 COVID-19 patients died at GMCH due to oxygen shortage: Goa Health Minister ANI | Updated: May 12, 2021 14:08 IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], May 12 (ANI): As many as 26 COVID-19 patients died on Tuesday due to oxygen shortage at the state-run Goa Medical College and Hospital, said state Health Minister Vishwajit Rane.
The Minister informed that on Monday the requirement of the hospital was 1200 jumbo oxygen cylinders of which only 400 were supplied, resulting in the shortage of oxygen.
Rane also said that the deaths and the reasons behind them should be investigated by the High Court.
Speaking to ANI here on Tuesday, Rane said, 26 COVID-19 patients died at GMCH between 2 to 6 am on Tuesday. The requirement of GMCH on Monday was 1200 Jumbo Oxygen Cylinders of which only 400 were supplied, resulting in a shortage.
A look at the biggest Covid-19 developments of the day. May 11, 2021 · 09:20 pm A health worker incolutates a man with a dose of Covid-19 vaccine in New Delhi. | Arun Sankar/ AFP
A look at the biggest Covid-19 developments of the day:
India on Tuesday recorded 3,29,942 new Covid-19 cases, taking the tally of infections in the country to 2,29,92,517 since the pandemic broke out in the country in January 2020. The toll climbed by 3,876 to 2,49,992.
The governments of Delhi, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on Tuesday said they will issue global tenders for procurement of Covid vaccines as the domestic supply fails to keep up with the rising demand amid the fierce second wave of the pandemic, reported PTI.