This is reported by TASS with reference to local authorities.

“In total ... 196 people applied for help, 165 of them are children.

68 people were discharged, all children.

At the moment 96 people are in hospitals in Buinaksk, 73 of them are children, ”the source said.

Earlier, the causative agent of dysentery was found in the tap water in Buinaksk.

On January 12, dozens of people with signs of poisoning turned to doctors in the Dagestani city of Buinaksk.

Later, the number of those who complained about their well-being began to actively increase.

The UK opened a criminal case on the fact of the poisoning of people.