Dr Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College and Hospital is at the centre of public outrage over three dozen deaths in a span of 24 hours (X Photo)
Nanded govt hospital death toll rises to 37 as 6 more patients die in 24 hrs
Among the six patients who died at the hospital were two prematurely born babies
Amid outrage over the deaths of 31 patients, six more deaths were recorded in 24 hours at the Dr Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College and Hospital in central Maharashtra's Nanded city, an official said on Wednesday.
The deceased patients included two prematurely born babies, the hospital official said. The development came amid the furor caused by the report of 31 patients dying at the hospital in 48 hours earlier this week.
"Another six critical patients died from October 2 to 3. The two babies among them were born prematurely. The other four deaths took place due to reasons such as renal failure and multiple organ failure," the official told PTI.
As many as 221 new patients were admitted to the hospital from October 2 to 3, as per an official release. Currently, 823 patients are being treated at the hospital, it said.
(With agency inputs)
