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2 Covid-19 patients die in Andhra Pradesh due to glitch in oxygen supply

Two Covid-19 patients who were on ventilators with high flow oxygen died due to technical issues in supplying the life saving gas during wee hours of Monday, official said

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Press Trust of India Vizianagaram (AP)

: Two COVID-19 patients

who are on ventilators with high flow oxygen died due to technical issues in supplying the life saving gas during wee hours of Monday in Government Hospital in Vizianagaram, official said.

According to Ramana Kumari, District Medical and Health Officer, out of the 97 patients in the hospital who are on oxygen supply, 12 are on "High Flow Oxygen" due to their condition.

"There was technical disturbance in the High Flow Oxygen at 2 to 3 AM due to which there were two deaths. Rest of the patients have been shifted to other hospitals," the official told P T I.

 

She further said the technical issue with regards to the Oxygen High Flow is expected to be resolved by Monday afternoon.

Vizianagaram has 3,832 active cases as of April 25.

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First Published: Apr 26 2021 | 9:46 AM IST

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