Overview
- City medical-college tests found bacteria typical of sewer water in Bhagirathpura samples, with officials awaiting culture and patient stool results for definitive pathogen identification.
- Some reports cite detection of Vibrio cholerae, Shigella and E. coli in water samples, while health authorities caution that full microbiological confirmations are pending.
- Officials say a leak in the main supply line near a police outpost toilet allowed sewage to mix with drinking water; repairs were done, supply was restored, and residents were told to boil water.
- Health data indicate more than 2,400 people reported symptoms, 272 were hospitalised and 32 are in intensive care, as door-to-door screening, chlorination and tanker supply continue.
- The NHRC issued a notice seeking a two-week report and the High Court ordered free treatment, as the state announced Rs 2 lakh compensation and probes and administrative actions advanced under political criticism.