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At least one person has died and 200 other people have been hospitalized for an unidentified illness in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, say.
The disease was discovered on Saturday evening in Eluru, an ancient city known for its hand-woven products.
Since then, patients have experienced symptoms that range from nausea and anxiety to loss of consciousness, doctors said.
A 45-year-old man who was hospitalized with symptoms similar to epilepsy and nausea died on Sunday evening, the Press Trust of India news agency reported.
But state health spokesman Manikyala Rao said the death was due to a heart attack and not related to the disease.
So far, water samples from affected areas have shown no signs of contamination, and the prime minister’s office said people who are not connected to municipal water supplies have also gotten sick.
The patients are of different ages and have tested negative for COVID-19 and other viral diseases such as dengue fever, chikungunya or herpes.
A team of experts deputy from the federal government arrived in town to investigate the sudden illness on Monday.
Head of State YS Jagan Mohan Reddy visited a government hospital and met sick patients.
The state of Andhra Pradesh belongs with more than 800. 000 cases discovered among the worst hit states by COVID-19.
The state’s health system, like the rest of India, is infected with the virus.
Andhra Pradesh, Eluru, India
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