Gujarat: GMC issues clarification on typhoid cases, says reports of deaths "incorrect, misleading"

Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], January 6 (ANI): Gujarat's Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation (GMC) has dismissed reports of casualties due to typhoid cases as "incorrect and misleading," and issued an official clarification on typhoid cases in the city.
"This is to clarify that the reports circulating regarding Typhoid casualties in Gandhinagar are incorrect and misleading," the civic body said on Monday on X.
According to the Municipal Corporation, the city has "Total cases registered: 133, Patients discharged: 45, Currently hospitalised: 88."
It further added, "All hospitalised patients are in stable condition. There are no critical cases and no deaths reported. Citizens are requested not to believe in rumours."
Earlier, Union Home Minister Amit Shah directed the administration to "act on a war footing" after reviewing reports of typhoid cases among children and citizens due to contaminated water caused by pipeline leakages in Gandhinagar's Sector 24, 28 and Adivada areas.
According to a press release, Shah instructed health officials to ensure prompt specialist treatment for typhoid patients, arrange meals for patients and their relatives at Gandhinagar Civil Hospital, and carry out immediate repairs along with intensive inspections of water pipelines to prevent further spread. He also remained in regular contact with Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, the District Collector and the Municipal Commissioner.
The release said intensive health arrangements and survey operations were undertaken for suspected typhoid cases, particularly in Sectors 24, 26 and 28 and Adivada. As many as 75 health teams conducted surveys in the affected areas.
To date, 113 suspected typhoid cases have been identified, with 19 patients discharged after treatment, while 94 patients are undergoing treatment at Gandhinagar Civil Hospital and Urban Health Centres in Sectors 24 and 29. All patients are reported to be in stable condition. A 24x7 OPD has also been established in the affected areas, and meal arrangements have been made for patients' relatives admitted to the Civil Hospital.
Survey teams from the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation have covered more than 20,800 households, reaching a population of over 90,000. As part of preventive measures, 30,000 chlorine tablets and 20,600 ORS packets have been distributed, the release added. (ANI)