The condition of the children worsened due to long journey from remote areas of the district and nearby Jharkhand, hospital sources said. A three-member investigation team will arrive from Kolkata on Saturday to assess the situation in the hospital, Rashid said.
District Magistrate G Kiran Kumar said 22 beds would be added to the paediatric department of the hospital soon to cope with the situation. The hospital had witnessed many crib deaths last year.