Epidemic

Gorakhpur hospital deaths

7 Aug 2017 · 26.81° N, 83.40° E

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When
7 Aug 2017
Kind
Epidemic
Coordinates
26.81° N, 83.40° E
Description
tragic events in India
Deaths
1317

2017 Gorakhpur hospital deaths

Tragic events in India

Many child deaths occurred at the state-run BRD Medical College hospital in Gorakhpur city of Uttar Pradesh, India in 2017. As of 2 September 2017, 1,317 children had died at the hospital in 2017. The 2017 deaths attracted national attention in August, when 63 children died at the hospital after the hospital's piped oxygen supply ran out.

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