As many as twenty people died on Friday night at Delhi’s Jaipur Golden Hospital due to an acute shortage of medical oxygen. “We lost 20 patients, almost all of whom were in critical care unit and on a high flow of oxygen. Our liquid medical oxygen was over by about 10 pm and then we switched over to the oxygen cylinders,” said Dr Depp Baluja, medical director of the hospital. The hospital was scheduled to receive its quota of oxygen by 5 in the evening but it reached around midnight, the doctor said.
Even when the supplies reached, it only received only 40% of its allotted quota. At least 215 Covid patients admitted at the hospital are critical and in dire need of oxygen, he added. The hospital on Saturday morning also have oxygen for only 45 minutes and they sought for urgent government help.
The hospital has now approached Delhi High Court for help. Jaipur Golden is among several hospitals in Delhi that have been complaining about shortage of oxygen supply this week. Earlier Moolchand hospital, in a tweet, appealed for urgent help from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Lt Governor Anil Baijal. More than 130 Covid patients are on life support, it stressed.
“Urgent sos help. We have less than 2 hours of oxygen supply @Moolchand_Hos. We are desperate have tried all the nodal officer numbers but unable to connect. Have over 135 COVID pts with many on life support #. @ArvindKejriwal @CMODelh i@LtGovDelhi @satinderjain26 @PMOIndia (sic),” read the tweet put out by Moolchand Healthcare this morning.
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Earlier, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital sent out a desperate cry for help saying 25 of its sickest Covid-19 patients have died in the past 24 hours The hospital medical director said on Friday morning, “25 sickest patients have died in the past 24 hrs at the hospital. Oxygen will last another 2 hours.” Last evening, Delhi logged 348 deaths linked to Covid, highest in a day so far. The city – battling with fourth Covid wave – also reported 24,331 new coronavirus cases.
