Elena Kozhukhova, the deputy head of the city administration for social issues, pointed out that there were no failures in the supply of oxygen to the appropriate hospital at that time.

“People are treated with various pathologies, including severe ones.

It is a great tragedy for us when people die, but these days there were no emergency situations related to the supply of oxygen on the territory of this hospital, and there were no emergencies that could lead to the death of patients, "RIA Novosti quotes her.

At the same time, Kozhukhova added that the city administration does not have any information about "inappropriate treatment of patients in this and other hospitals."

According to the official, pathologists will establish the causes of death of patients with COVID-19.

Earlier it became known that Roszdravnadzor will conduct an inspection after the death in Rostov-on-Don of 13 patients with coronavirus who were connected to ventilators.

On October 21, it was reported that the number of coronavirus victims in Russia reached 24,952.

On October 18, scientists at Imperial College London spoke about a factor that increases the risk of death from COVID-19 coronavirus infection.