Five new diarrhoea cases detected in Indore; no clarity over 'death audit' report

Key Highlights

• Indore Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) Dr Madhav Prasad Hasani said the new diarrhoea patients from Bhagirathpura visited the outpatient department (OPD) of health centres, where they were treated.
• A total of 436 patients were admitted to hospitals since the vomiting and diarrhoea outbreak, triggered by supply of contaminated drinking water in the locality on December 29, of which 403 were discharged after recovery, he stated.
• According to the CMHO, currently 33 patients are hospitalised, of which eight are in intensive care units (ICUs) of hospitals.
• The local administration has so far confirmed the deaths of six people due to vomiting and diarrhoea caused by drinking contaminated water.
• However, local residents claimed 23 patients, including a six-month-old child, have died so far due to the outbreak.