'Report Indicates Water Is Contaminated': Indore Collector After 8 Dead In Tragedy

A laboratory test has confirmed a vomiting-diarrhoea outbreak, which has killed at least eight patients and affected over 1,400 people in Indore. District Collector Shivam Verma shared details and stated

that the initial reports indicate that the water was contaminated.

Speaking to ANI, Verma said, “The initial report indicates that the water is contaminated, but we are gathering more information. Today, we have admitted 13 patients. Our survey team is going door-to-door to check for symptoms among people. We are distributing chlorine tablets everywhere. Currently, a total of 201 patients are admitted, combining both private and government facilities, and a total of 71 people have been discharged.”

“The number of patients has decreased, but we are keeping an eye on the situation, and whoever is found infected is being treated. As per the Chief Minister’s instructions, free treatment will be provided to the victims, and if they have deposited any money, it will be refunded,” he added.

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A health department official informed PTI that a survey of 1,714 households in Bhagirathpura conducted on Thursday revealed that 8,571 people were examined. Among them, 338 individuals showing mild symptoms of vomiting and diarrhoea received primary treatment at their homes.

The official reported that in the eight days since the outbreak began, 272 patients were admitted to local hospitals, with 71 having been discharged.

Currently, 201 patients remain hospitalised, including 32 in intensive care units (ICUs).

Indore’s Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO), Dr Madhav Prasad Hasani, informed reporters that a laboratory report from a city-based medical college confirmed that the drinking water was contaminated due to a pipeline leak in the Bhagirathpura area, which is the source of the outbreak.