WB: Two infants die in Malda hospital

Malda (WB): Two infants died at Malda Medical College and Hospital, taking the toll of newborn death to 11 in a week, officials sources said on Tuesday.

One baby died on Tuesday while another one died late on Monday night, officials said.

The babies were brought to the hospital in a critical condition with respiratory problem and were underweight, doctors said.

Earlier on April 6, nine babies had died in 12 hours in the same hospital.

Two months back, 20 new borns had died here. Most of the babies were delivered at home in the village and brought in critical state, doctors said.