9 infant deaths reported; Kutch health officer rushes to village

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Bhuj, Nov 27 (UNI) Nine infants, have died due to fever and jaundice in the past month in a small village in Rapar taluka of Kutch, official sources said.

Chief District Health officer D K Dabhi today rushed to Devisar village to take stock of the situation.

The village, which has a population of 233 (comprising 50 families), comes under the Primary Health Care centre in Fatehgarh.

The reports of deaths came to be known during a health survey conducted by NGO Gram Swaraj Sangh.

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