6 patients die at Amritsar hospital due to oxygen shortage

Six patients died at a private hospital in Amritsar, Punjab due to the shortage of oxygen, an official said.

Six patients died at a private hospital in Amritsar on Saturday due to the shortage of oxygen, hospital authorities said. Five of the six patients were infected with Covid-19, they said. "Despite the district administration being repeatedly asked to extend help, no one turned up to do the needful," Sunil Devgan, the chairman and managing director of Neelkant hospital, alleged.