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According to a report by the superintendent of J K Lon Hospital, where all the deaths occurred, 77 children died this month itself till December 24, while a total of 940 infants died this year.
Officials said two infants died on Friday itself.
Acting on report of deaths, which Kota”s J K Lone Hospital authorities earlier described as “not an unusual trend”, Gehlot rushed state Health Secretary Vaibhav Galriya to take stock of the situation.
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Out of the ten infants, who between December 23 and 24, five were newborns while the other five were up to one year old, officials said later.
“Action against the officials held responsible for the deaths would be initiated following receipt of the detailed report by the high level committee set up to investigate the matter,” said Guleria.