The death toll increased to 16 on Tuesday afternoon in the Chhindwara Kapha Syrup case after a fresh death was reported to 16, along with the alleged intake of cold cuff syrup in the state, the death toll has increased to 19, as two people have died in Betul district and one person in Pandhurna district.
He said that a two -year -old girl, a resident of Junnardeo in Chhindwara, died during treatment at the Government Medical College, Nagpur. She was admitted there for more than a week. So far 16 children have died in the Kapha Syrup case in Chindwara.
At around 12:30 pm this afternoon, another girl (2 -year -old) died, causing the death toll to 16. The girl was admitted to the Government Medical College in Nagpur for more than seven days. Additional District Magistrate (ADM) Dhirendra Singh said, “Five children are currently undergoing treatment in GMC Nagpur and all are in critical condition.”
The ADM further said that a team of three doctors and three executive magistrates from Chhindwara is in various hospitals in Nagpur and they are monitoring the treatment of children while constantly in touch with hospital management.Meanwhile, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said that the state government will bear the entire cost of children undergoing treatment in Nagpur affected by kidney infection due to cuff syrup and a joint team of Executive Magistrate and Doctors has also been deployed in Nagpur for health monitoring.
The CMO posted on X, “Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has directed that the state government will bear the full cost of treating nine children suffering from kidney infection due to phlegm syrup, which is undergoing treatment in various hospitals in Nagpur. A joint team of executive magistrates and doctors has been deployed in Nagpur to ensure proper medical arrangements and continuous monitoring of the affected children.”The CMO said in the post that the team is constantly coordinating with the families and hospital management of the affected children to ensure all the necessary arrangements to treat the children.