Three patients die of oxygen shortage at Chamrajnagar COVID hospital, 23 deaths reported in 24hrs
DC rules out reports that all of them died of oxygen shortage
Chamrajnagar: Three patients at the District COVID-19 hospital here have reportedly died due to a shortage of oxygen at the facility on late Sunday night triggering speculations that more people might have also died due to a shortage of oxygen as several deaths have been reported in the hospital lately.
On Sunday night, reports added the hospital ran out of oxygen supply and at least three people died. Reports further added the oxygen that was supposed to be supplied to the hospital from Mysuru was not supplied.
MP Pratap Simha however procured 50 jumbo cylinders of oxygen and has dispatched them to the hospital but the hospital requires at least 150 jumbo oxygen cylinders a day.
Among those dead on Sunday night, was a newly married man Surendra, a resident of Doddahomma village in Nanjanagudu Taluk of Mysuru district whose family has accused that he died due to a shortage of oxygen at the hospital. His family added that Surendra had made a video call to them saying patients in the hospital had died due to a shortage of oxygen and that he was struggling to breathe as well.
The Chamarajanagar COVID hospital has 24 ventilators, 53 ICU, and 55 oxygen beds. Presently, all of them have been occupied by critical patients.
It is learned that the medical facility received the oxygen supply daily from the Southern gas agency in Mysuru. The hospital has a requirement of 280 Jumbo cylinders of oxygen. In the last Friday’s state-wide District Collector’s video conference, the government’s chief secretary had assigned the responsibility of delivering oxygen supply to Chamarajanagar and Coorg districts to agencies in Mysuru.
Reports have further scrutinized the district administration as they suggest at least 23 COVID patients have died in the last 24 hours at the Chamrajnagar COVID hospital alone.
The Deputy Commissioner of the district however ruled out the reports that all of them died due to oxygen shortage. Speaking to the media on Monday morning, Chamrajnagar DC Dr. MR Ravi said “In the 12 hours duration between Sunday morning to midnight, 14 patients have died. Later, in the 7 hours duration since today (Monday) morning, 7 more COVID patients have breathed their last. Among the 23 deceased, 18 of them died after suffering from COVID and other serious illnesses. All of them were in the hospital for the past 2 weeks and being treated on the ventilator. Therefore it is not right to say that all of them died due to shortage of oxygen”.
“On Sunday night, around 10.30 pm, information came in from the District COVID hospital that there is a possibility of imminent oxygen shortage. They had relayed that, there could be oxygen shortage around 2 am in the later hours of the night. I had then immediately contacted the oxygen supplying establishment in Mysuru and made arrangements for the oxygen. Within 12.30 am, we were able to procure some oxygen cylinders. Around 2.30 am, 60 to 70 oxygen cylinders were brought in, and around 6 in the morning, 60 more oxygen cylinders were delivered in from Mysuru. Therefore, we cannot say that 23 COVID patients have all died of oxygen shortage”, the Deputy Commissioner said.
“Mysuru is unable to supply adequate amounts of oxygen. Various issues are arising because of this. This issue has been brought to the attention of the government, and requests have been made asking them to create appropriate measures to tackle this”, the District Commissioner informed.
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LIVE | Election Results of five states 2026
New Delhi: The countdown has begun for the counting of votes for the Assembly elections in five states that have captured the attention of people across the country.
The counting of votes for the Assembly constituencies of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and the Union Territory of Puducherry will begin simultaneously at 8 am, and the fate of candidates in a total of 824 constituencies will be decided shortly.
The counting of postal ballots will take place first, followed by the counting of EVM votes in several rounds.
► In Kerala’s Kasaragod constituency, UDF candidate Kallatra Mahin Haji is leading by 4,177 votes over NDA candidate M. L. Ashwini
► ADMK leader in Tamil Nadu, followed by TVK, DMK takes third spot. PMK, CPI, Congress lead in one seat each
► In West Bengal, TMC is leading in 111 seats, while BJP is leading in 119 seats.
► Vijay’s TVK leading in over 80 seats in Tamil Nadu, emerges as single largest party in early trends
► In Assam, BJP is leading in 71 seats, while Congress is leading in 26 seats.
► Kerala: UDF leading in 21 seats, LDF second, leading in 11
► Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala faces a setback in Kerala’s Haripad constituency
► Thrissur: Congress’ Rajan J Pallan leading with 6,460 votes; CPI candidate Alankode Leelakrishnan second with 5113 votes
► Out of 294 seats in West Bengal, BJP is leading in 109, TMC in 89, Congress in 5, others in one seat.
► DMK candidate in Thiruchirapalli KN Nehru behind TVK's G Ramamoorthi by 292 votes
► The BJP has taken an early lead in West Bengal, while Mamata Banerjee faces tough competition
► TVK head Vijay leads in Perambur constituency
► M. K. Stalin is leading in Tamil Nadu’s Kolathur constituency.
► AIADMK leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami is leading in Tamil Nadu’s Edappadi constituency
► In Puducherry, BJP is leading in 3 seats.
► In Assam, BJP is leading in 56 seats, while Congress is leading in 12 seats.
► Suvendhu Adhikari leads in both Bhabanipur and Nandigram
► West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee faces setback in Bhabanipur constituency
► Bhupen Borah, who recently left Congress and joined the BJP, is leading in Assam’s Bihpuria constituency
► Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma is leading in Jalukabari constituency
► BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari is leading in West Bengal’s Nandigram constituencyFive-state elections: Postal vote counting begins
► TMC, BJP lead in one seat each in West Bengal
► In Tamil Nadu, DMK leads in 3 constituencies, while TVK leads in 1
► UDF leads in 5 seats in Kerala, BJP in 1, LDF in 1
► BJP leads in 2 seats, AIUDF in 1 in Assam
► AINRC leads in 1 constituency in Puducherry
► TMC leads in 5 seats in West Bengal; Mamata Banerjee’s party maintains initial lead
► Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin leads in Kolathur
► BJP takes early lead in Assam
► Congress-led UDF leads in Kerala
► Tamil Nadu, TVK chief Vijay leads in the Perambur constituency, lags in Tiruchirappalli South
► BJP leads in 10 seats in Assam
► LDF candidate V.P.P. Mustafa leads in the Thrikkaripur Assembly constituency
► Out of 294 seats in West Bengal, BJP is leading in 14 seats, TMC in 12 seats, Congress in 2 seats
► Out of 234 seats in Tamil Nadu, DMK is leading in 15 seats, AIADMK is leading in 5 seats, TVK is leading in 2 seats
► Out of 126 seats in Assam, BJP is leading in 31 seats, Congress in 4 seats, AIUDF in 2 seats.
► Out of 30 seats in Puducherry, NRC+ is leading in 3 seats, Congress in 2 seats, TVK in 1 seat.
► Congress’ Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury suffers a setback in theBerhampore constituency in West Bengal.
