New Delhi, July 7 -- Amid a diarrhoea outbreak in the Ganjam district of Odisha, two people have died and over 140 have fallen ill.

The first cases were reported from Ustapalli village in the Digapahandi block on Saturday, according to a PTI report citing officials on Monday.

Two people have died over the past three days, while 10 patients were shifted to MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur as their conditions worsened, officials said.

The exact cause of the outbreak is not yet known, and local authorities have sent water samples from the village for testing.

"We sent the water samples for testing on Sunday. The report is expected by Tuesday," a block medical officer was quoted as saying by PTI.

A team of doctors and param...