A team of doctors visited a village under Remuna block after a report of diarrhoea outbreak and death of a person due to gastro intestinal infection. They took stock of the situation and asked the residents to follow health, hygiene, sanitation and other precautions.
According to reports, diarrhoea gripped Dharaganj Adivasi Sahi under Tentulda gram panchayat since Thursday. Among 160 residents of the hamlet, while 43 were affected, 11 including 6 women were admitted to the local health centre at Remuna and the District Headquarters Hospital, Baleswar. However, Litu Singh who was undergoing treatment succumbed to the infection.
Following information, the medical team along with ASHA and Anganwadi workers rushed to the village. They distributed ORS pouches and also began an investigation into what caused the spread of the disease in the locality.