70 children die in five days at state-run BRD Hospital in Yogi Adityanath's Gorakhpur
India | November 07, 2017 7:54 IST70 children have died at the state-run Baba Raghav Das Medical College in Gorakhpur in the first five days of this month.
70 children have died at the state-run Baba Raghav Das Medical College in Gorakhpur in the first five days of this month.
According to reports, while 15 kids breathed their last at the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), 15 others passed away at the Paediatrics Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of the hospital.
The Congress said 175 children have died in the Gorakhpur hospital in October itself.
Sixteen children died at the BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur during the last 24 hours.
Durga Puja, which is held during the auspicious period of Navaratra, also witnessed its conclusion today.
UP Police today arrested Pushpa Sales' owner Manish Bhandari who supplied oxygen to BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur
According to the data compiled by the UP health department, made available to PTI, 1,317 children had died in the state-run facility so far this year.
According to hospital records, in January 152 children died, in February 122, March 159, April 123, May 139, June 137, July 128 and August 325, besides in September 32 children have died so far.
Dr Kafeel Khan was sacked by the state government six days back for not adhering to the norms of the Indian Medical Council.
Giving a month-wise break up, Singh said the toll in January was 152, in February 122, March 159, April 123, May 139, June 137, July 128 and August 325, besides 19 on the first day of September.
Rajeev and Poornima Mishra were arrested by the state police's Special Task Force from Kanpur two days back.
As many as 296 children died this month at the state-run Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College Hospital in Gorakhpur, which has recorded 1,256 deaths since January.
The development comes close on the heels of a similar horror earlier this month when more than 60 children, including infants died at the hospital within a span of a week.
The Uttar Pradesh government had on August 12 suspended Rajiv Mishra for 'negligent behaviour'.
Rahul Gandhi is visiting BRD hospital in Gorakhpur today. More than 70 infants have died in this state-run hospital since August 7 allegedly due to disruption of oxygen supply – a claim the state government has dismissed.
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