India, Aug. 25 -- Koraput: Widespread panic has gripped locals after one more person succumbed to suspected food poisoning in Odapur village of Dasmantpur block in Odisha's Koraput district on Sunday, taking the death toll to five so far in barely a week.
The deceased was identified as Khagapati Gouda. He succumbed during treatment at the government hospital in Koraput. Gouda was the fifth person to have died in a week in the village while four others succumbed earlier.
All of them initially complained of symptoms like diarrhoea and vomiting. While the exact cause of the illness remains unidentified till now, it is suspected that the victims used contaminated water and food during a community feast organised a few days back.
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