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Eight newborns die in Assam in 24 hours (Lead)

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Guwahati, Oct 5 (IANS) At least eight newborns died in a medical college in Assam’s Barpeta district in 24 hours — five on Wednesday night and three on Thursday, a hospital official said.

The deaths were reported from the Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College and Hospital in Barpeta.

The college’s Principal-cum-Chief Superintendent Dilip Kumar Dutta on Thursday, however, denied any medical negligence, attributing the deaths to birth asphyxia, a medical condition resulting from deprivation of oxygen to a newborn during the birth process and lasting long enough to cause physical harm, usually to the brain.

“The babies were born with severe low weight like 1 kg, 2 kg, 2.2 kg. The mothers were admitted later then expected in the hospital, leading to the situation. Unfortunately we could not save them,” said Dutta told IANS.

State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the babies were in sick newborn care unit and received proper medical attention but it was the critical nature of the cases that led to death.

“Two mothers were of 20 years of age,” he said, adding that the college is witnessing a decrease in Infant Mortality Rate this year compared to last year.

The Minister further said that the Assam government has sent the director medical education and consultant from UNICEF to audit the death.

The medical college and hospital is the newest addition to the medical education scenario in the state. Inaugurated in 2011, it is the fifth medical college in Assam.

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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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