In a shocking development, one more death case of hepatitis has come to light in Sabarkantha district of Gujarat.

But, health officials in the state are leaving no stone unturned to make sure that there no other person dies because of this viral disease.

Dr. H S Patel, chief district health officer (CDHO), told, “One death has been reported from the Idar taluka of the Sabarkantha. While two new cases of hepatitis have been reported from Idar and Vujaynagar talukas.”

With this the total number of people infected with hepatitis has risen to 235 in the state, of which 59 have died and 62 have been cured.

According to the reports, 8 hepatitis cases were reported from Idar, 3 from Modassa and 1 from Meghrak.

47 people have died due to the hepatitis infection in Modasa, whereas 9 deaths were reported in Meghraj taluka, two in Idar and one in Bayad.

Meanwhile, the health officials continued to attack on those who violate biomedical waste disposal norms, across the state.

Last week, the officials raided and sealed 13 godowns. Biomedical waste was stored in these godowns.

Apart from this, the state government earlier registered an FIR against 13 physicians including Dr. Govind Patel, for negligence of the hepatitis-B eruption. Around 3 were arrested for using unsterilised and used syringes, which was considered to be the cause of the outbreak.

The inquiries have disclosed that the majority of people who died in Modasa had undergone treatment from Patel.

The hepatitis-D virus (also called delta virus) is a small circular RNA virus and affects humans only in the presence of hepatitis-B infection. It is transmitted by blood and blood products. The risk factors for infection are similar to those for hepatitis-B virus infection.