Just one cracker-related injury reported at OGH

Hospital had attended 17 cases last year

November 15, 2020 11:20 pm | Updated 11:20 pm IST - Hyderabad

A youth bursting crackers during Diwali festivities in Hyderabad on Saturday.

A youth bursting crackers during Diwali festivities in Hyderabad on Saturday.

As compared to previous years, this Diwali saw fewer people suffering injuries and getting admitted to Osmania General Hospital a day after the festival.

Hospital superintendent B. Nagender said only one person who had sustained injuries while bursting crackers on festival day had consulted them on out-patient basis on Sunday.

Last year, around 17 such cases were attended at the hospital.

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