Oxygen Deaths Data

The Centre on Tuesday informed Parliament that confirmed death due to oxygen shortage has not been reported by any state or union territory although over 5.21 lakh fatalities due to COVID-19 have been recorded in India.

Congress MP P Chidambaram on Tuesday took a jibe at the Centre for not having official data on COVID deaths due to oxygen shortage.

The government had sought data from states and Union Territories on deaths of Covid patients due to oxygen shortage during the second wave and only Punjab and Arunachal Pradesh responded, the Lok Sabha was informed today.

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has rejected a proposal by the Arvind Kejriwal government to set up a committee to establish number of people who died during the second Covid wave due to a lack of oxygen, and award Rs 5 lakh compensation.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya tweeted Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today, seeking a response on deaths that occurred due to lack of oxygen during the second wave of Covid earlier

Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary in the Union Health Ministry, today said no state, except one, had reported any oxygen-related deaths amid the Covid pandemic. The states were specifically asked for this data after the question was raised in Parliament.

Data from 12 states indicates there were no deaths due to a lack of medical oxygen during the second Covid wave, Health Ministry sources said on Wednesday afternoon, a week after the centre asked states and UTs to collect and submit this information.

Earlier the Centre was severely criticised for saying it does not have data related to deaths caused by oxygen shortage in the country. Now it has asked states to supply the information, which it wants to collate and present before the country.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday said all deaths reportedly caused due to shortage of oxygen during second wave of COVID-19 in the city will be probed if the Centre allows the Delhi government to form a panel.

No data was provided by states on deaths due to oxygen shortage - this statement by the Centre has led to a huge political backlash. At the peak of second Covid wave, the struggle among India's hospitals and patients had captured global attention.

The Centre's statement on the lack of data on deaths due to oxygen shortage turned out a flashpoint between the BJP and the Congress on Tuesday.

The Union health ministry has said the states have not provided any information on deaths of Covid patients in hospitals due to lack of oxygen.

With a record 4,14,188 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases climbed to 2,14,91,598, while the active cases crossed the 36-lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday.

The Centre on Tuesday informed Parliament that confirmed death due to oxygen shortage has not been reported by any state or union territory although over 5.21 lakh fatalities due to COVID-19 have been recorded in India.

Congress MP P Chidambaram on Tuesday took a jibe at the Centre for not having official data on COVID deaths due to oxygen shortage.

The government had sought data from states and Union Territories on deaths of Covid patients due to oxygen shortage during the second wave and only Punjab and Arunachal Pradesh responded, the Lok Sabha was informed today.

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has rejected a proposal by the Arvind Kejriwal government to set up a committee to establish number of people who died during the second Covid wave due to a lack of oxygen, and award Rs 5 lakh compensation.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya tweeted Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today, seeking a response on deaths that occurred due to lack of oxygen during the second wave of Covid earlier

Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary in the Union Health Ministry, today said no state, except one, had reported any oxygen-related deaths amid the Covid pandemic. The states were specifically asked for this data after the question was raised in Parliament.

Data from 12 states indicates there were no deaths due to a lack of medical oxygen during the second Covid wave, Health Ministry sources said on Wednesday afternoon, a week after the centre asked states and UTs to collect and submit this information.

Earlier the Centre was severely criticised for saying it does not have data related to deaths caused by oxygen shortage in the country. Now it has asked states to supply the information, which it wants to collate and present before the country.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday said all deaths reportedly caused due to shortage of oxygen during second wave of COVID-19 in the city will be probed if the Centre allows the Delhi government to form a panel.

No data was provided by states on deaths due to oxygen shortage - this statement by the Centre has led to a huge political backlash. At the peak of second Covid wave, the struggle among India's hospitals and patients had captured global attention.

The Centre's statement on the lack of data on deaths due to oxygen shortage turned out a flashpoint between the BJP and the Congress on Tuesday.

The Union health ministry has said the states have not provided any information on deaths of Covid patients in hospitals due to lack of oxygen.

With a record 4,14,188 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases climbed to 2,14,91,598, while the active cases crossed the 36-lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday.