He said that five persons died due to Hepatitis-Eand the others were ailing from diseases like chronic lever and heart diseases, diabetics, asthma.
Three persons died in Himachal while seven succumbed to disease in PGI, Chandigarh.
Terming the deaths due to jaundice as "unfortunate", Singh said that the disease spread due to supply of contaminated water from Ashwani Khud due to mixing of sewage but the supply of water from Ashwani khud was stopped immediately on January
Action had already been taken and the contract of the sewerage plant, one Exen, two Assistant engineers, two Junior engineers and the supervisor have been arrested and sent to judicial custody, he said.
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Refuting the claim of the BJP leaders that no development had taken place in the state during past three years, the Health minister said 60 primary health centres (PHCs) have been opened during past three years against 23 opened by BJP government in five years.
The Centre has sanctioned five traumas for Himachal and the Level-1centre for IGMC would be set up Indus Hospital in PPP mode, Level 2 centre would come up at Tanda while three Level-3 centers would be at Rampur, Hamirpur and Mandi.
The minister informed that the Rotavirus vaccine would be launched in Himachal in the first phase and Rotavirus being highly contagious, the vaccine would reduce the death of children infected with other diseases.
"Instead of eight vaccines, now the children would be administered nine vaccines to be administered to children would increase from eight to nine and soon injectible rotavirus vaccine would be available and people have dual option.