As many as 85 persons,including 20 children, fell ill after taking some food items in Krishna district, medical officials said today.
The group had taken 'panakam' (a sweet drink comprising jaggery and lemon juice) and other food items during Ram Navami festival celebrations here last evening.
This morning, they complained of nausea and diarrhoea and were admitted to primary health centres where their condition is reported to be stable, officials said.
The food samples have been collected and are being analysed, they added.
District Collector B Laxmi Kantam visited those hospitalised.
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