Srinagar: The number of deaths from an unknown illness in Rajouri district has risen to nine, with a woman passing away today, prompting authorities to order a probe to ascertain the cause of her death.
Reports said the woman, a resident of Badhaal village, died after sudden medical complications with initial symptoms not resembling earlier deaths.
The woman had earlier lost her two sons and a daughter to the ‘mystery’ illness.
A Biosafety level 3 (BSL-3) mobile laboratory has been dispatched to Rajouri to expedite testing and identify the illness, officials said.
