Five new diarrhoea cases detected in Indore; no clarity over ‘death audit’ report

Five new cases of diarrhea linked to drinking contaminated water were found in Bhagirathpura area of ​​the country’s cleanest city Indore on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, Madhya Pradesh health department official said.

Indore Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) Dr. Madhav Prasad Hasani said that he visited the outpatient department (OPD) of the health centers in Bhagirathpura where new diarrhea patients were receiving treatment.

He stated that since the vomiting and diarrhea epidemic triggered by the supply of contaminated drinking water in the region on December 29, a total of 436 patients have been hospitalized and 403 of them have been discharged after recovery.

According to the CMHO, 33 patients are currently hospitalized, eight of whom are in hospitals’ intensive care units (ICUs).

The local government has so far confirmed that six people have died due to vomiting and diarrhea caused by drinking contaminated water. However, residents of the region claimed that 23 patients, including a 6-month-old child, have died so far due to the epidemic.

Meanwhile, a committee of the city-based and government-run Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College submitted an ‘audit’ report to the administration regarding the deaths of 21 people in Bhagirathpura.

Sources familiar with the report’s contents said 15 of those deaths may have been linked in some way to the vomiting and diarrhea epidemic.

District Magistrate Shivam Verma told reporters: “A committee of senior doctors from the university has been constituted to analyze the causes of deaths in Bhagirathpura. This committee has submitted its report.” However, Verma did not provide detailed information about the ‘death audit’ report.

He said some deaths in Bhagirathpura were probably due to vomiting and diarrhea caused by contaminated drinking water, but the deaths of some patients were unrelated to the epidemic.

The senior bureaucrat said the committee was unable to reach any conclusion on the actual cause of death in some other cases.

He said the district administration has so far provided financial assistance of ₹ 2 lakh each to 18 affected families in Bhagirathpura.

District Magistrate said, “Whatever the reason, all the deaths in Bhagirathpura are very sad. We console the affected families and provide financial assistance to them.” he said.