Jhansi: Three extra youngsters injured within the hearth at Maharani Laxmibai Medical Faculty in Jhansi final week have died, taking the toll to 15, officers mentioned.
The hearth broke out unexpectedly within the NICU ward of the hospital on November 15 night time, the place 49 youngsters have been being handled. Whereas 39 youngsters have been saved, 10 had tragically died because of suffocation or burns.
Of the 39 rescued youngsters, three extra have died between Tuesday night time and Wednesday night, Dr Narendra Singh Sengar, Principal of Maharani Laxmibai Medical Faculty, informed PTI. With the newest deaths, the dying toll within the incident now stands at 15, he added. “Two extra youngsters are nonetheless critically unwell. One in all them weighed 800 grams at start, whereas the opposite little one has a gap in his coronary heart,” Sengar mentioned.
