NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, JULY 21
No coronavirus patient died in Gujarat on account of shortage of medical oxygen during the second wave of the pandemic, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani claimed on Wednesday.
ભાવનગર ખાતે નવનિર્મિત 'ભાવનગર કેન્સર કેર એન્ડ રિસર્ચ ઇન્સ્ટિટ્યૂટ'નું લોકાર્પણ, 'પ્રધાનમંત્રી આવાસ યોજના' અંતર્ગત આવાસો, 'અમૃત' યોજના અંતર્ગત 5 MLDના વોટર ટ્રીટમેન્ટ પ્લાન્ટ અને 'મુખ્યમંત્રી શહેરી વિકાસ યોજના' અંતર્ગત નારી ગામ ખાતે તળાવનું લોકાર્પણ કર્યું હતું. pic.twitter.com/fY0iLzFPHA
— Vijay Rupani (Modi Ka Parivar) (@vijayrupanibjp) July 20, 2021
The Union government told the Rajya Sabha the day before that no deaths due to lack of oxygen were ‘specifically reported’ by the states and Union Territories during the second wave this year.
CM Shri @vijayrupanibjp presided over the first convocation ceremony of Bhakta Kavi Narsinh Mehta University at Junagadh and conferred gold medals & degree certificates to the students and while congratulating, urged them to fulfill their responsibility towards society & country. pic.twitter.com/LT4QuXyXRd
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) July 21, 2021
“Not a single coronavirus patient died due to lack of oxygen in Gujarat. Hospitals in the state treated over 8.5 lakh patients during the second wave. Of these, 8.25 lakh patients went home after recovering,” the chief minister told reporters in Junagadh when asked about the controversy.
CM Shri @vijayrupanibjp visited the historical Uparkot fort in Junagadh and reviewed the ongoing conservation and restoration work being carried-out by @GujaratTourism at a cost of ₹ 45.91 crore and stated that the State Govt is committed to develop tourism circuit in Saurashtra pic.twitter.com/w6m1bOmIPp
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) July 21, 2021
“We had designated several hospitals to treat COVID-19 patients. Not a single hospital reported any death due to shortage of oxygen. We had made adequate arrangements for oxygen supply. Opposition parties are misleading people with false allegations,” Rupani added.
#VaccineVarta #FreeVaccineForAll @MoHFW_INDIA @GujaratSHRBSK @WCDGujarat @GujNutriCare @smartcityrajkot @MySuratMySMC @AmdavadAMC @VMCVadodara @jamnagarmunici2 @GMCGujarat https://t.co/z1D2TqvF1W
— GujHFWDept (@GujHFWDept) July 21, 2021
On Tuesday, the Congress had accused Union Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar of misleading Parliament by giving ‘false information’ that there were no deaths due to oxygen shortage.
Earlier in the day, health ministers of neighbouring Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra too denied that any patient died in their states on account of oxygen supply at hospitals running out.
State sees 28 new COVID-19 cases; active infections at 389
Gujarat’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 8,24,574, after 28 persons tested positive for the infection on Wednesday, an official from the state health department said.
The toll stood at 10,076, as no fresh fatalities were reported during the day, while 50 patients were discharged from hospitals, raising the count of recoveries rose to 8,14,109, the official said.
The state currently has 389 active cases, of which five patients are in a critical condition, he said, adding that the recovery rate has improve to 98.73 per cent.
Vadodara district reported the highest number of nine new cases, followed by Surat with five, Ahmedabad with four, Anand and Junagadh with two each, and Gir-Somnath, Jamnagar, Navsari, Porbandar, Rajkot and Valsad with one case each, it was stated.
The Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu reported seven new COVID-19 cases, which has raised the region’s tally to 10,592. There are currently 33 active cases in the UT, an official said.
The COVID-19 vaccination in Gujarat was suspended during the day on account of Mamata Diwas, as part of the ongoing universal immunisation programme for pregnant women, children and infants.
Gujarat’s COVID-19 figures are positive cases 8,24,574 new cases 28, death toll 10,076, discharged 8,14,109, active cases 389, people tested so far – figures not released.
