Overview
- The Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation says 133 typhoid cases have been registered, with 88 patients under treatment and 45 discharged.
- City officials report that most patients are children or teenagers, and hospital leaders say all cases are stable with no deaths linked to the outbreak.
- The outbreak is attributed to sewage entering drinking water through leaking pipelines, with GMC teams reporting repairs to 31 leaks and super-chlorination in place.
- Water safety checks have expanded, with 531 samples meeting chlorination standards per GMC, while 85 survey teams have assessed roughly 158,000 residents.
- Gujarat’s chief minister ordered inspections of ongoing pipeline works and broader testing, as hospital officials warn new cases may still emerge given a 10–15 day incubation period.