TIRUPATI: SVRR government general hospital filed a police complaint against the oxygen supply contractor on Friday, holding him responsible for the deaths of 23 Covid-19 patients due to lack of oxygen on May 10 this year.
Dr T Bharathi, superintendent of the hospital, said in her complaint that the patients died due to delay caused in providing oxygen on time by the supply agency.
“In the preliminary enquiry, it was found that the agency delayed in providing liquid medical oxygen on time despite an alert,” she said in the complaint.
