A day after the cholera outbreak was declared in Amravati, it has been reported that five people, including two women, have died due to the disease, officials stated on Thursday, July 14.
Of the deceased, three were in the age group of 24 to 40 years, while two were over 70.
Reports further stated that the deceased were among 181 people in the district who were recently diagnosed with the water-borne disease.
The ongoing outbreak is in three villages of Chikhaldara (Dongri, Koylari and Ghana) and one village (Naya Akola) of Amaravati block.
The Additional Health Secretary (Public Health) also reviewed the outbreak situation in detail and necessary instructions have been given regarding the outbreak control to the District Collector and Chief Executive Officer of Amaravati district administration.
Elaborating on the outbreak, the state health department claimed that medical teams are working round the clock in outbreak-affected villages and efforts for prevention and control in terms of water quality monitoring, patient surveillance, management and treatment, and health awareness are underway.
A state-level squad is currently in the district to investigate the outbreak and provide appropriate guidance, it added.
Moreover, the Maharashtra Public Health Department sounded an alert across the state asking the district administration to take adequate steps to curb communicable diseases in the wake of heavy rains and floods.
The cholera outbreak started in Chikhaldara and Amaravati blocks (tehsils) of the district from July 7 onward.
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