A day before a case reported of deaths of patient due to shortage of oxygen on this issue Vizianagaram district collector Hari Jawaharlal came forward to clarified and state that the death of two patients in Maharaja Central Hospital here was not due to glitches in oxygen supply, but due to COVID-19. Speaking to the media on Monday, the collector said the situation was in control now and around 25 COVID-19 patients on ventilator support were shifted to other hospitals in Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam districts.
It is also needed to share that he explained that at around 3 AM, there was a technical glitch in the supply of oxygen when the pressure levels came down creating problems in the supply. Meanwhile, the restoration works for the supply of oxygen is currently underway. There are 296 patients who are undergoing treatment in the hospital, he said.
He also stated that due to the timely response of the staff in taking alternate measures of shifting the patients to different hospitals, lives were saved. Hari Jawaharlal assured the families of the patients that there was no cause of worry and the patients were safe.
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