JAMSHEDPUR: The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of state-run Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College Hospital (MGMMCH) in Jamshedpur witnessed 659 neonatal deaths in the past 22 months. This was revealed in a reply to an RTI filed by city-based NGO Bal Mazdoor Mukti Seva Sansthan (BMMSS).
The reply to the RTI revealed that out of the 8,747 newborns who were admitted to the NICU between March 2020 and December 2021, 659 died during treatment. The highest number of deaths was reported in June 2020 (51), March 2020 (42), and December 2020 (40). On an average, 350 newborns are admitted to NICU every month, the hospital added.