36 people in the same village complained of diarrhea.
Jamshedpur: A case of several people complaining of diarrhea has been reported in the same village in East Singhbhum district. As soon as the incident was known, the district administration sent a team of doctors to Patmada block. After this, all the people were examined and admitted to different hospitals, where they are being treated. It is being told that a woman from this village had also died a few days ago. At present, water samples of three tube wells have been sent for testing and the incident is being investigated.
Team of doctors sent
Actually, the whole matter is of East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand. Here suddenly 36 people from the same village were reported to be complaining of diarrhoea. After this, the district administration sent a team of doctors to Patmada block on Monday. Giving information about the matter, Deputy Commissioner Ananya Mittal said that the team was directed to go to Kashidih Tola of Sundarpur village and provide proper treatment to the patients.
Complaints of stomach ache, vomiting and diarrhea were received
Epidemiologist Dr. Asad, who was part of the team of doctors, said that the villagers had complained of stomach ache, vomiting and diarrhea. He said that out of 36 patients, 13 were admitted to Patmada Community Health Centre, 7 to Ganga Memorial Hospital, 3 to Guru Nanak Hospital and 1 to Bandwan while 1 other has been referred to MGM Hospital. He said that the condition of the remaining patients undergoing treatment in the village itself is said to be stable.
The woman died a few days ago
Dr. Asad further said that on October 21, a 60-year-old woman had died in the same village after complaining of diarrhea, soon after which another case was reported in Kashidih Tola on October 26. He said that water samples of three tube wells from Kashidih Tola have been taken for testing and the block administration has been instructed to make arrangements for drinking water from an alternative source. (input- agency)
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