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Indore Water Outbreak Sees New Fatality as City Works to Restore Safe Supply

Officials classify the crisis as a public health contingency.

Overview

  • A 64-year-old man treated at Bombay Hospital died Monday, with local reports placing the toll at at least nine and some accounts at 23, while the administration has confirmed seven deaths.
  • Health teams report 4,827 people screened since December 29, with 434 hospital admissions, 395 discharges, and 39 patients still under care including 10 in intensive care.
  • Civic officials say contamination stemmed from a leak in a main drinking-water pipeline near a police outpost at a site where a toilet was constructed.
  • The administration is working to restore safe tap service within three days as residents queue for tanker supplies and turn to boiling or bottled water.
  • Authorities have disbursed ₹2 lakh each to 18 families, and hospitals continue treating severe diarrhoea and dehydration cases linked to the outbreak.