ANI quoted a local as saying that a total of 36 people have died so far. He said the number may increase in the coming days as many people continue to be ill.
He also claimed that most people have died only after symptoms like cough and fever.Pramod Kumar Gupta, the sarpanch of Muzzafarpur's Sakra Block, also said that while some of the dead include the elderly, the rest have died from cold, cough, fever.
He said they have informed the district administration about the sudden increase in the death rate and asked to investigate the matter to know the cause."36 deaths in 27 days seen due to cough and cold.
I had informed the block medical officer for testing but there were no kits. I then requested DM for kits and to find out the cause of.