In a shocking development, at least 24 persons, including 12 infants, have died in the past 24 hours at a government hospital in Nanded, Maharashtra today.

24 casualties due to various issues

According to officials, among the dead are at least 12 infants aged between 2 and 4 days, while the remaining are adults in some cases of ‘poisoning’ at the Dr Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College Hospital.

The Dean of the hospital, S Wakode, told mediapersons that six male and six female babies succumbed to various causes, while another 12 adults died, mostly from snake-bites.

He claimed that many patients came from far-off places and the hospital faced issues of procuring the right medicines for them in time amid budgeting constraints, and other issues.

Maharashtra Oppn attacks the government

Though the hospital authorities have been evasive on the large number of fatalities in such a short time, the opposition parties have attacked the government of chief minister Eknath Shinde from all fronts.

Ex-CM and senior Congress leader from Nanded, Ashok Chavan, said that besides these deaths, another 70 patients, referred from other private hospitals in the district, are reported to be ‘serious’. He also alleged a shortage of hospital equipment and staff.

(Source: IANS)

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