12 infants die of respiratory infection in Kolkata

Seven children have died due to respiratory infection in West Bengal in the last 24 hours, a senior health official said. The government, in a statement, said till now 12 deaths from Adenovirus have been reported in the state with eight of them having comorbidities. The government, however, did not term the seven deaths in the last 24 hours as deaths from Adenovirus. Instead, it said that acute respiratory infections (ARI) were common during the ongoing season. The health authorities said, “There is no evidence of viral epidemic at present. In the last 24 hours, five children have died in state-run hospitals in Kolkata, and two at Bankura Sammilani Medical College and Hospital,” the official said.