India, Jan. 14 -- An audit report submitted to the district administration has indicated that at least 15 of the 21 deaths recorded in Bhagirathpura may be linked to the recent outbreak of vomiting and diarrhoea caused by contaminated drinking water in Indore, sources said on Tuesday.

Fresh cases continue to surface in the locality, with five new diarrhoea patients detected on Tuesday. A Madhya Pradesh health department official said all five patients reported to outpatient departments at local health centres and were treated.

Indore Chief Medical and Health Officer Dr Madhav Prasad Hasani said the outbreak, which began after contaminated water was supplied to the area on December 29, has so far led to the hospitalisation of 436 patient...