Jaipur, Apr 9: Three more children have died in Rajasthan’s Salumber, with authorities saying their deaths are not connected with the “mysterious” deaths of five children earlier this month.
The fresh deaths took place in the last two days in the Jhallara and Lasadiya areas in the district and have been attributed to vomiting and diarrhoea.
Chief Medical and Health Officer Mahendra Kumar Parmar said, Raunak — aged four-and-a-half years — a resident of Amloda village in Jhallara, was brought dead to the hospital on Tuesday.
A two-month-old infant, Banshi, from Kalibheet village and Divyansh Patel, aged two years from Mandli village, died on Wednesday after suffering from fever, vomiting and diarrhoea, the officer said.
“Five deaths reported earlier are mysterious. We are yet to receive sample reports. The three deaths reported have other causes,” Parmar said.
Medical teams from Jaipur and Udaipur have been deployed in the affected villages and have so far surveyed over 500 families. Around 20 children with mild fever symptoms have been identified and provided medication, the officer said.
The district administration and health department are on alert, and samples are being examined to ascertain the cause of the illness.
Earlier, five children, including two siblings, had died between April 1 and 6 in Lalpura and Ghata villages of the Lasadiya area.
Further investigation is underway to determine the exact cause, officials added. (PTI)
