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Rourkela: Diarrhoea claimed one more life in Odisha’s Rourkela city as a woman died of the disease, today.
The deceased was identified as Sarojini Khandayat (49) of Naya Bazaar here.
She was admitted to the Ispat General Hospital here last night as her condition deteriorated.
However, she breathed her last during treatment at the hospital.
With this, the diarrhoea-related toll in the city rose to eight.
Earlier, seven persons had died in Rourkela due to the diarrhoea outbreak.
In the wake of the situation, the Odisha Government has sent a team of experts to Rourkela to take stock of the situation and coordinate with doctors and health officials deployed for treatment at hospitals. The two-member team will ascertain the reason behind the diarrhoea outbreak.
The Health Department has also directed the Sundargarh Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO) to send a rapid response team to Rourkela.
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