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Bihar mid-day meal death toll rises to 20 News (17.07.2013) # PATNA: Nine more school students died on due to food poisoning after consuming mid-day meal at a government-run primary school in Bihar’s Saran district taking the death toll to 20, official sources said. Twenty seven others, including the cook, were taken seriously ill and have been shifted to the Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH), # Biharprincipal secretary education Amarjit Sinha said. While 16 children, aged below 10 years and studying in Class I to V, had died in Chapra itself, four others were declared dead on arrival at PMCH late Tuesday night, Mr. Sinha said. Superintendent of PMCH Amarkant Jha Azad said that the victims were admitted to ICU of paediatric department and senior doctors were attending on them round the clock. The tragedy took place on Tuesday at the government primary school in Dahrmasati Gandawan village at Mashrakh block, about 25 km from Chapra and 60 km from the State capital. (PTI)
Posted on: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 05:07:34 +0000

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