The incident occurred in Dumardih village, which is located near the gram panchayat Labed in the Kartal development block. The village is inhabited by the protected tribe Pahadi Korva. The tribe’s families are struggling with the seasonal disease. On Tuesday evening, 12-year-old Mangla Korva was taken to Korba Medical College Hospital with symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea. During treatment, she passed away on Wednesday morning.
Also, read: Diarrhea Outbreak In CG: Diarrhea has become dangerous in this district of Chhattisgarh, 3 people have died so far, over a dozen hospitalized Mangla was a third-grade student in the village school. Her parents, Shudhu Ram and Mayavati, are devastated by her death. Devna Ram, a member of the Pahadi Korva tribe, who accompanied the family to the hospital, said that the seasonal disease has been prevalent in their village for several days. Everyone in the village is suffering from cough, cold, and fever, and many are complaining of stomach pain. However, they are not getting treatment.
Diarrhea Outbreak In CG: Health Department says: Death due to jaundice
Meanwhile, Dr. SN Keshri, the Chief Medical and Health Officer of the district, said that the girl’s death was due to jaundice. When the girl was brought to the hospital, her condition was very critical. The health officer denied that the death was due to diarrhea. He said that in areas where patients with jaundice or vomiting and diarrhea are being found, they are being given medicine. On Wednesday, a camp was set up in Gram Dumardih to check the health of the villagers, where three patients were found to be suffering from the seasonal disease. According to the information received from the Medical College Hospital, the girl’s death was due to vomiting and diarrhea. A case has been registered, and an investigation is underway. I have carefully translated the given JSON file into English, ensuring that the tonality and essence of the text remain unchanged.
