Hyderabad: 1 Dead, 70 Sick In Suspected Food Poisoning Incident At A Hospital In Erragadda

The Institute of Mental Health (IMH) in Hyderabad’s Erragadda was celebrating Telangana Formation Day on June 2. However, the celebrations at the Hyderabad hospital took a tragic turn with one patient feared dead and nearly 70 others falling ill due to suspected food poisoning. While 68 patients are currently stable, two were stated critical and are undergoing treatment.

1 Dead, 70 Affected Due To Food Poisoning Incident At Hyderabad Hospital

According to NDTV, around 70 inmates of the IMH in Erragadda, Hyderabad were affected by food poisoning. One patient is also feared dead, while two others are currently undergoing treatment at Osmania General Hospital. However, the Erragadda facility refuted the claim that the death was caused by food poisoning. They claimed that the patient died due to a cardiac arrest.

The two severely critical patients were taken to the hospital with complaints of severe diarrhoea. The remaining patients, while stable, are undergoing treatment for severe gastroenteritis at the IMH campus in Erragadda. Furthermore, a dedicated medical team from Osmania General Hospital has been sent to the IMH facility. As per reports, nearly nine patients needed intensive therapy and, if required, will be shifted to OGH for intensive care. Two ambulances were put on standby to move the patients in case of any deterioration.

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Investigation Launched To Know More

Telangana’s Health Minister Damodar Raja Narasimha has directed officials to conduct an inquiry into suspected food poisoning. Reportedly, a committee of senior health officials has also been set up to conduct an inquiry into the situation. So far, the team has not yet concluded that it was a case of food poisoning. To know more, the authorities collected stool and vomit samples from the patients. The samples, along with a dozen water samples from the hospital in Hyderabad, have been sent to the Institute of Preventive Medicine (IPM) for analysis.

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More details and reports of the samples are awaited in this incident.

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