Saturday, an informed medical sources told Roya that the a technical defect in the Al-Hussein New Salt Hospital has caused patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) at the hospital to be cut off from oxygen, therefore reporting a number of deaths among patients on ventilators in the ICU.

The Minister of Health, Nathir Obeidat first confirmed that the incident left six people dead, all of whom are coronavirus patients.

Shortly after, the Director of the National Center for Forensic Medicine, Adnan Abbas, announced the death of another victim, therefore bringing the death toll to seven.

Abbas revealed to Roya that the causes of all the death were due to heart failure and lack of oxygen due to pneumonia resulting from complications of their infection with the coronavirus.

In turn, the Forensic Medicine department told Roya that the seven deaths belonged to four men and three women.

They noted that the bodies of the victims will be handed over to their families to prepare for burials.

Although, nothing is yet known, a Roya correspondent reported that sources located at the hospital are claiming that there are more deaths than announced.

Meanwhile, Obeidat, went to the hospital to follow up on the developments of the incident to find out its causes and later announced that the issue has been "resolved," by using existing stocks of oxygen cylinders from the hospital. 

Additionally, His Majesty King Abdullah II and Crown Prince Al-Hussein bin Abdullah also went to the hospital, wherein he ordered for the dismissal of the hospital's Director, Abdelrazaq Al-Khashman.

Notably, the Minister of State for Media Affairs, Sakher Dudin, told Roya that Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh had ordered an immediate investigation into the incident at the hospital, and upon Royal orders, Obeidat was ordered to hand in his resignation.

Obeidat declared that he bears a moral responsibility towards the incident.

"I take moral responsibility for the oxygen supply shortage in the New Salt Hospital."

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Additionally, Dudin added that Khasawneh requested that the results of the investigation be made public, and that citizens be informed of the full details.

The Attorney General Judge, Hassan Al-Abdallat, told Roya that a team of public prosecutors from Amman and Al-Salt had begun an investigation into the incident.

Notably, the Director of the Jordanian Electricity Company, Hassan Abdullah, told Roya Saturday, that electricity was not a factor which led to the oxygen supplies to cut off from the hospital, despite rumors being circulated online stating that a power outage led to the oxygen supply cut off.

The former head of the Jordan Medical Association (JMA), Ahmad Al-Armouti, told Roya during the daily news bulletin that the incident was clearly a result of negligent behavior, noting that it is a "criminal liability."

"The negligent case in the Salt incident must be referred to the judiciary," he said, adding that he holds the government responsible.

As details behind the incident remain unclear, the Speaker of Parliament, Abdel Moneim Al-Awdat, called on the Parliament to hold an emergency session Sunday, to determine the causes of the incident.

In turn, the director of Al-Hussein New Salt Hospital, three of his assistants, and a supply officer were arrested for a week in a correctional center and are being held on charges of seven counts of murder by association.

Abdallat confirmed that investigations into the accident are still ongoing.

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This is a developing story.