Nuapada: After Rayagada, several cases of diarrhoea were also reported from Nuapada district. The disease has claimed one life in the district while four are undergoing treatment at the district headquarters hospital.
After reports of diarrhoea in Jatgarh village under Komna block of Nuapada district, a mobile health team reached the village yesterday and admitted three affected persons to Tarbod Primary Health Centre (PHC).
While they were discharged after recovery, five more persons complained of diarrhoea. They were sent to the district headquarters hospital where one 70-year-old woman identified as Laldei Hasda died during treatment today.
Meanwhile, two women and two children are undergoing treatment for diarrhoea at the district headquarters hospital. Drinking water sources in the village are being treated and people are being asked to maintain cleanliness.
