NANDED: At least 24 persons, including 12 infants, have died in the past 24 hours at a government hospital in Maharashtra’s Nanded, allegedly due to a shortage of medicines. The incident was reported at Shankarao Chavan Government Medical College and Hospital here due to the alleged scarcity of medicines. Dr Shyamrao Wakode, in charge dean of the Medical College, said that the deceased were suffering from various ailments including snake bites, arsenic and phosphorus poisoning etc.