Jhansi: With the death of another infant undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Jhansi, the toll in the blaze at the NICU of Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College climbed to 19.
The victim was discharged on November 20 after doctors found him to be healthy. But he was admitted to a private hospital the very next day after his condition deteriorated. At 5 pm, the private hospital informed Kriparam, the father, that the child's condition was critical and needed to be shifted to Gwalior for treatment. During this time, the child died.
Kriparam, a resident of Garautha Tehsi, said he received Rs 50,000 as compensation from the government and spent Rs 80,000 for treatment.
The death of 10 newborns in a massive fire that broke out on November 15 in the medical college of Jhansi came as a shocker to the people. Children who were discharged from the hospital kept dying in the following weeks.
Kriparam said on November 8, his wife, Lakshmi, gave birth to a male child in the medical college. However, as the newborn's health was not good, he was shifted to the NICU ward on the same day.
Lakshmi was lost during chaos amid fire and is yet to be traced. A missing person complaint has been registered with the police. The newborn was also lost during the fire and was found undergoing treatment at a privet hospital after a prolonged frantic search.
On November 20, the child was declared healthy and discharged by the medical college. But, there was no improvement in his health. He was brought back to the medical college which refused to admit him, forcing Kriparam to knock at the private health facility's door.
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