Five more babies die at Malda hospital

With five more babies dying at the State-run Malda Medical College and Hospital on Monday, the number of children died in the facility over the past week has reached 32. Governor M.K. Narayanan told journalists here that the State government was deeply concerned about the deaths and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was personally looking into the issue. “I do not think there is any belittling of the issue. I think everybody is deeply concerned … We need to improve the facilities and that is something that cannot be changed overnight,” he said.