A laboratory test has confirmed a vomiting-diarrhoea outbreak, which has killed at least four patients and affected over 1,400 people in Indore. Indore Collector Shivam Verma shared details and stated
that the initial reports indicate that the water is 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 told PTI that during a survey of 1,714 households in Bhagirathpura on Thursday, 8,571 people were examined. Of them, 338 people showing mild symptoms of vomiting-diarrhoea were given primary treatment at their homes.
He stated that in the eight days since the outbreak, 272 patients were admitted to local hospitals, of whom 71 have been discharged so far.
At present, 201 patients are admitted to hospitals, including 32 in intensive care units (ICUs), the official added.
Indore’s Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO), Dr Madhav Prasad Hasani, told reporters that a laboratory report prepared by a city-based medical college confirmed drinking water was contaminated due to a leakage in a pipeline in the Bhagirathpura area, from where the outbreak has been reported.
