KARUR (TAMIL NADU): The death toll in the tragic stampede that occurred here on Saturday has risen to 39, while 67 people continue to receive inpatient care, Tamil Nadu Health Secretary P. Senthil Kumar said on Sunday.
Giving a detailed update, he said the deceased include 17 women, 13 men, four boys, and five girls. Postmortem examinations have been completed for 30 of the victims, and their bodies have been handed over to their families.
On the treatment front, Kumar informed that 26 people were attended to in the outpatient ward and subsequently discharged. Of the 67 patients still admitted, two remain in critical condition, while the rest are stable. One patient has been shifted to Madurai Government Hospital for advanced medical care.
