Cough syrup deaths: Two more kids die in Madhya Pradesh; death toll rises to 16

Chhindwara, 10/7: Two more children from Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara who were undergoing treatment for kidney failure after drinking a contaminated cough syrup have died, taking the number of such deaths in the district to 16, an official said on Tuesday.

Today, the death of another girl was reported. So far, 16 children have died in the district,” said Chhindwara Additional Collector Dhirendra Singh.