One more minor died while several others are infected due to an outbreak of suspected hepatitis in Qaimoh village in southern Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said.
Quoting official news agency Kashmir News Observer (KNO) reported that in Turka Tachloo village of Qaimoh, a suspected Hepatitis-A outbreak claimed the life of a minor, bringing the death toll to two.
Two days before a girl who was admitted at JVC hospital in Srinagar died, over a dozen others had symptoms of the infection.
The minor boy who died at JVC Srinagar hospital on Sunday has been identified as Nihan Altaf (07), son of Altaf Dar.
“The infection has probably spread due to the unsafe drinking water supply in the village,” officials said.
Meanwhile, both Jal Shakti and medical teams are on the ground to take samples and verify the facts.
Kashmir News Observer (KNO) is a news agency in Jammu and Kashmir.