India, Jan. 31 -- The number of suspected cases of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), a rare but serious nerve disorder, has risen to 130 in Pune and other districts of Maharashtra, health department officials confirmed. So far, two suspected deaths have been reported-a 56-year-old woman from Pune and a man from Solapur district.

Authorities reported three new suspected infections on Wednesday, further raising concerns about the outbreak. Of the 130 suspected cases, 73 have been confirmed as GBS. Among them, 25 patients are from Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) areas, 74 from newly-added villages under PMC, 13 from Pimpri-Chinchwad, and nine each from Pune rural and other districts.

Taking stock of the situation, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit ...