Diarrhoea affects 600 in Laxmipur

At least 600 people, including children, were admitted to different clinics and hospitals after being affected with diarrhoea amid sweltering heat throughout the district in the last seven days.

Resident Medical Officer of Laxmipur Sadar Hospital Dr Md Anwar Hossain said 60-70 people suffering from diarrhoea were admitted to the hospital daily.

The doctor attributed the outbreak of the water-borne disease in the area to consumption of rotten food, unhygienic living conditions, polluted water and scorching heat.

The doctors and nurses of the hospital are working round-the-clock to check further spread of the disease, he added.