Guwahati: 14 people have so far died after consuming poisonous mushrooms in the last 24 hours.
Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH) superintendent Dr Prasanta Dihingia said all the victims of mushroom poisoning died at the hospital while undergoing treatment.
Among the deaths, seven including a child were from Sonari area of Charaideo district, five from Barbaruah area of Dibrugarh district and one from Sivasagar district.
Most of the victims belong to the tea garden community. He said that 35 patients with mushroom poisoning from the upper Assam districts of Charaideo, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar and Tinsukia were admitted to the AMCH in the last five days out of which 13 patients died.
AMCH superintendent Dr Prasanta Dihingia said, “In the last five days, 31 adults and four children with mushroom poisoning were admitted to the AMCH out of which 13 patients have died. 12 of them were adults and one was a minor. The condition of another minor patient is quite critical.” (UNI)