<p>Kota was rocked by the death of 12 infants this week, two of them on Friday, in a government hospital here, prompting Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla to urge Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to act "sensitively" on the issue.</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p>Officials said two infants died on Friday itself.</p>.<p>Acting on the 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.</p>.<p>Guleria reached on Friday afternoon and after initial inquiries, formed a three-member panel to investigate the spate of deaths and directed it to submit a report within 48 hours, promising "action" against the erring doctors after its receipt.</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p>"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.</p>
<p>Kota was rocked by the death of 12 infants this week, two of them on Friday, in a government hospital here, prompting Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla to urge Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to act "sensitively" on the issue.</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p>Officials said two infants died on Friday itself.</p>.<p>Acting on the 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.</p>.<p>Guleria reached on Friday afternoon and after initial inquiries, formed a three-member panel to investigate the spate of deaths and directed it to submit a report within 48 hours, promising "action" against the erring doctors after its receipt.</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p>"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.</p>