Moscow [Russia] August 10 (ANI/FENA): At least 11 COVID patients have died as a result of a burst oxygen supply pipe in the intensive care unit of a hospital in the Russian federal unit of North Ossetia-Alania.
Citing statements from local health officials, the Russian news agency TASS reports that the oxygen pipeline exploded under the hospital in Vladivostok, where patients infected with coronavirus are being treated, Anatolia reports.
Due to that explosion, the oxygen supply system in the intensive care unit where 71 COVID patients are located was interrupted. 11 patients died due to lack of oxygen.
An investigation into the explosion has been launched, as well as an inspection of the oxygen supply system in all hospitals in the region. (ANI/FENA)
Russia registers 21,378 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Russia registered 21,378 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 22,160 the day before, taking the overall tally to 6,491,288, the federal response center said on Tuesday.
“Over the past day, 21,378 COVID-19 cases were confirmed across 85 Russian regions, including 1,537 cases (7.2%) without clinical symptoms,” the center said, adding that the rate of increase fell to 0.33%.
For the first time in several months, St. Petersburg has the highest number of new cases with 1,811 daily infections, down from 1,895 the day before. It was followed by Moscow with 1,639 cases, down from 2,150, and the Moscow region with 1,309 cases, down from 1,487.
The response center reported 792 new deaths linked to the coronavirus, up from 769 the day before, raising the country’s total death toll to 166,442.
In the same 24 hours, 18,729 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals across the country, up from 14,474 the day before, bringing the total to 5,788,710. (ANI/Sputnik)
