Overview
- Health officials say 111 patients are currently admitted and more than 1,000 people have received treatment for vomiting, diarrhoea and dehydration in Bhagirathpura.
- Reports of fatalities range from three cited by the mayor to five noted by the CMHO, with causes unconfirmed after families cremated the deceased.
- Inspectors identified and repaired a leakage in the main supply line near a toilet, and authorities are checking other lines for possible mixing of drainage with drinking water.
- More than 70 water samples have been collected for testing as the municipal supply to the area is curtailed and tankers are dispatched for drinking water.
- Medical teams surveyed about 2,700 households and 12,000 residents, distributed ORS, zinc and chlorine tablets, advised boiling water, and ordered free treatment at private hospitals at state expense.