Special bulletin for deaf and differently abled people (May 3, 2021)

At least 24 patients died at a government hospital in Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka in the wee hours of Monday after the oxygen supply dropped, officials said.

"The deaths were reported after there was a fall in oxygen supply level between 12 a.m. and 2 a.m. on wee hours of Monday, where at least 144 patients are being treated," a senior official at the hospital said.

A statement released by the Chief Minister's office here, stated that Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa has spoken to the district collector over the incident and called an emergency Cabinet meeting on Tuesday.