kolkata: Two youngsters died of pneumonia at two totally different state-run hospitals on Sunday. An eight-month-old woman youngster from Basirhat died at BC Roy Children hospital following pneumonia.

The hospital authorities haven’t, nonetheless, given any assertion on the loss of life of the affected person. However, it’s suspected that the kid had been contaminated with Adenovirus.

The affected person was taken to the hospital on February 11 with fever however she was launched from the outpatient division after a preliminary therapy. The affected person was once more dropped at the identical hospital on February 20 because the youngster didn’t get better from fever. She was admitted to the hospital with viral fever. Oxygen saturation was taking place. She was put within the air flow assist. The affected person died at 9 am on Sunday. Death certificates of the kid talked about she died of pneumonia. Sources stated that greater than 100 youngsters are admitted to the hospital with comparable signs.

In a separate incident a nine-month-old youngster from Howrah’s Udaynarayanpur died on the similar hospital on Saturday. Family members alleged that the affected person required an ICU mattress on Saturday as her situation turned crucial however there was no crucial mattress accessible within the hospital. They alleged that the affected person died as she was not given sufficient therapy on time. Meanwhile, a one-and-half-year outdated youngster from Howrah died at Calcutta Medical College and Hospital early Sunday morning.

The woman youngster died of pneumonia. The members of the family alleged that the affected person couldn’t be put in a ventilator. Intensive care beds in personal hospitals have been occupied. Patients’ members of the family are going through difficulties getting their youngsters admitted in personal hospitals.

The incidents occurred when there was an increase in adenovirus infections amongst youngsters. The state well being division requested all of the Chief Medical Officer of Health (CMoHs) within the districts to make sufficient preparations of ventilators to fulfill any unexpected scenario. The Health division is taking all potential measures to maintain sufficient infrastructure within the district hospitals.

The CMoHs have been urged to open pediatric wards at feminine medication wards of the hospital if the scenario calls for so. All the Chief Medical Officer of well being (CMoHs) have already been directed to make preparations for added pediatric beds.