Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government said on Friday that the death toll in the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy has reached 47 and that at least 30 people's conditions are severe.
According to Kallakurichi District Collector Prasanth M S, the bodies of the 29 individuals who passed away on Thursday were either burned or buried after their mortal remains were given to their kin.
“A total of 165 people were admitted to the Kallakurichi, JIPMER, Salem and Mundiambakkam government hospitals after consuming spurious liquor. Of them, 47 have died so far. The condition of 30 among 118 undergoing treatment is critical,” he said.
“A heartening news is that three affected persons have recovered,” the collector said.
Earlier, speaking to reporters after visiting the patients undergoing treatment at the Kallakurichi GH, the Collector said special teams have been formed to prevent the sale of illicit arrack in the district and they have been told to take up intense combing operations.
The administration had sufficient stock of medicines to treat the affected and presently efforts were on in taking door enumeration in Karunapuram on the number of persons who could be affected.
He appealed to those among the public who had consumed illicit liquor to voluntarily subject themselves to medical examination soon and undergo treatment if needed and thus avert possible threats to their lives.
With PTI inputs