translated from Spanish: Add 7 deaths from contaminated drug at Pemex hospital

The number of people killed by the contaminated drug in batch C18E881 of Sodium Heparin, administered at the Regional Hospital of Villahermosa, increased to seven on Tuesday, Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) reported.
In a statement, it noted that 51 rightholders affected by the medicine are currently being treated, of which 32 patients were graduated for clinical improvement.
The state production company ensured that 38 patients are cared for on an outpatient basis on an outpatient basis, including, yesterday there were two new highs for improvement; between them, two new highs for improvement.
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Meanwhile, 13 remain hospitalized, including 12 in Internal Medicine with stable health status and one intensive care patient receiving continuous renal replacement.
Pemex mourned the death of the seventh affected patient, which occurred at 4:58 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he hopes that those responsible are punished and ensured that attention is paid to the relatives of the victims.
During his morning conference, the representative reported that the prosecution is already investigating medical negligence
“What happened, the death of these people which is a very unfortunate thing, I take advantage, because I had not been able to treat it, to send my deep condolences. I am aware and have been making decisions to care for relatives and I want all the sick to recover, because there are those who have lost their lives, but there are still those in intensive care.
“The whole investigation is being done, there are already some elements and there are already reports in the prosecution, the instruction is that there is no impunity, that the law is enforced and that those responsible are punished,” the president said.
 
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Original source in Spanish