22 Covid patients die after oxygen tank leakage disrupts supply at Nashik hospital

At least 22 patients died at Zakir Husain hospital in Maharashtra’s Nashik district on Wednesday after oxygen supply was disrupted for 30 minutes due to a leakage in the main storage tank.

"The oxygen supply was stopped for half an hour due to the leak, because of which those on the ventilator lost their lives," said Kailash Jadhav, Commissioner, Nasik Municipal Corporation.

As many as 171 patients were present in the hospital at the time of the incident.

"People died because the pressure reduced due to the [leak in] the oxygen tank which is provided by a private company. That company looks after the maintenance of this tank," Nashik Collector Suraj Mandhare said.