--- title: "480 newborn deaths reported at Mithi Civil Hospital in eight months" description: "Most outlets reported the high number of newborn deaths at Mithi Civil Hospital over an eight-month period. The Nation provided additional context, noting causes such as malnutrition, low birth weight, and illnesses. ProPakistani focused on the scale of the deaths and specified the ICU as the location, though it did not elaborate on causes." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/7053-480-newborns-die-at-mithi-civil-hospital-tharparkar-in-eight site: HarZaviya language: en --- # 480 newborn deaths reported at Mithi Civil Hospital in eight months pakistan · updated 8 Sep 2026, 11:47 AM PKT · 7–8 Sep 2026 · 8 articles from 7 outlets over 2 developments ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 8 Sep 2026 — 480 newborn deaths reported at Mithi Civil Hospital in eight months (3 outlets) > Most outlets reported the high number of newborn deaths at Mithi Civil Hospital over an eight-month period. The Nation provided additional context, noting causes such as malnutrition, low birth weight, and illnesses. ProPakistani focused on the scale of the deaths and specified the ICU as the location, though it did not elaborate on causes. - **ProPakistani** — [480 Newborns Die Within 8 Months at Hospital in Sindh](https://propakistani.pk/2026/09/08/480-newborns-die-within-8-months-at-hospital-in-sindh/) · 8 Sep 2026, 11:47 AM PKT > As many as 480 newborns died in the ICU of Civil Hospital Mithi during the first eight months of 2026,… Read More - **The Nation** — [480 newborns die at Mithi Civil Hospital in eight months](https://www.nation.com.pk/08-Sep-2026/480-newborns-die-mithi-civil-hospital-eight-months) · 8 Sep 2026, 11:08 AM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing > A total of 480 newborn babies have died at Civil Hospital Mithi during the first eight months of the current year, with malnutrition, low birth weight and various illnesses among the reported causes. - **Dunya News** — [480 newborns die at Mithi Civil Hospital in eight months](https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/971879-480-newborns-die-at-mithi-civil-hospital-in-eight-months) · 8 Sep 2026, 10:53 AM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing > 480 newborns died at Civil Hospital Mithi during the first eight months of the year, with malnutrition, low birth weight and other illnesses among the reported causes. ### 7 Sep 2026 — 480 newborns die at Mithi Civil Hospital in eight months (4 outlets) > Most outlets led with the total number of newborn deaths (480) at Mithi Civil Hospital in Tharparkar over eight months. Several also noted the total number of admissions (2,273) during the same period. The Express Tribune added in its second excerpt that malnutrition, low birth weight, and medical complications were cited as main causes, while others did not mention causes. A few outlets framed the issue as a “crisis” or “shocking figures,” but most presented the data in a straightforward manner. - **The Express Tribune** — [480 newborns died at Civil Hospital Mithi in eight months](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2628054/480-newborns-died-at-civil-hospital-mithi-in-eight-months) · 8 Sep 2026, 2:30 AM PKT > Malnutrition, low birth weight, various medical complications are main causes - **ARY News (English)** — [Shocking figures emerge from Mithi hospital as 480 newborns die in eight months](https://arynews.tv/shocking-figures-emerge-from-mithi-hospital-as-480-newborns-die-in-eight-months) · 7 Sep 2026, 10:40 PM PKT · 74% identical wording to the newest filing > Hospital sources said 2,273 newborns were admitted to the ICU for treatment from January to August, of whom 480 died. - **24 News HD** — [480 newborns die at Mithi Civil Hospital, Tharparkar in eight months](https://www.24newshd.tv/07-Sep-2026/480-newborns-die-mithi-civil-hospital-tharparkar-eight-months) · 7 Sep 2026, 7:56 PM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing > As many as 480 newborn babies died in the ICU of Civil Hospital Mithi during the first eight months of 2026, 24NewsHD TV reported on Monday. - **Minute Mirror** — [Tharparkar’s newborn crisis raises alarms — Wh...](https://minutemirror.com.pk/tharparkars-newborn-crisis-raises-alarms-what-hospital-records-reveal-626246/) · 7 Sep 2026, 7:29 PM PKT · 66% identical wording to the newest filing > Hospital records from Mithi Civil Hospital have raised fresh concerns about newborn health in Tharparkar, with hundreds of babies reportedly dying in the facility’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) during the first eight months of 2026. ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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