India, Sept. 2 -- As the thousands of protesters have persisted amid rain, contaminated food and water, and suffocating crowds, health concerns mounted at Azad Maidan on the fourth day of the Maratha Morcha. Medical camps have been working round the clock as the number of patients has surged past 2,300 by Monday evening.

According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) medical camp, 1,326 protesters were treated between 8am and 5.30pm on Monday alone. In the first three days, the camp had recorded 1,037 patients, taking the total tally to more than 2,360 cases so far.

Doctors on duty reported a rise in viral fever, throat aches, joint pains and hypertension. Cases of gastrointestinal infections, diarrhoea, dehydration and ski...