Purulia : In a shocking incident, at least 11 infants have died within 24 hours in a hospital in Purulia district of West Bengal.
Reportedly, the infants died last week in Sadar Deben Mahato Hospital in Purulia district and were in the age group of 0-11 months.
The Superintendent of the hospital, Nilanjana Sen had said that at least one of the infants succumbed to meningitis; two had congenital defects and the others were underweight.
Citing the difficulties of the Sadar hospital in treating such patients, the superintendent also said that the neo-natal unit has only ten beds which need to be increased.
On an average, 15-20 infants in serious condition are referred to the Sadar hospital from the block-level hospitals daily.