Ten newborn babies died within 24 hours at <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/mamata-banerjee-writes-to-pm-modi-seeks-intervention-for-release-of-nhm-funds-23322602" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Murshidabad Medical College Hospital</a> in West Bengal, officials said on Thursday.
According to the authorities, the sudden influx of patients put immense strain on the already overloaded medical college, contributing to the unfortunate deaths.
The tragic incident has sparked public outrage.
"PWD's work is going on at the Jangipur Subdivision Hospital. So, patients from there were shifted here. Hence, the number of patients increased here. All the children who were brought here were already underweight. They died," Professor Amit Dan, Principal of the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/mamata-banerjee-urges-amit-shah-to-build-consensus-on-criminal-penal-laws-among-stakeholders-23322464" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Murshidabad Medical College Hospital</a> said.
"It was difficult to save them as it already took 5-6 hours to bring them to this hospital. We are constituting a team to probe this," he added.
The medical college principal also expressed his condolences to the bereaved families and acknowledged the need for a thorough investigation.
The state health department has also issued a statement assuring that necessary measures will be taken to prevent such tragedies from happening again.
Further details are awaited.&nbsp;
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Ten newborn babies died within 24 hours at Murshidabad Medical College Hospital in West Bengal, officials said on Thursday

West Bengal: Ten newborns die within 24 hours at Murshidabad hospital, authorities to launch probe

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According to the authorities, the sudden influx of patients put immense strain on the already overloaded medical college, contributing to the unfortunate deaths

West Bengal: Ten newborns die within 24 hours at Murshidabad hospital

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