India, Jan. 5 -- The water contamination crisis in Indore deepened on Sunday with 142 people currently hospitalised, including 11 in intensive care units, even as fresh diarrhoea cases emerged during large-scale health screenings in Bhagirathpura, the epicentre of the outbreak.

Health officials said 20 new patients were detected after medical teams screened 9,416 people across 2,354 households in Bhagirathpura, where six deaths have been officially confirmed due to consumption of contaminated drinking water. In total, 398 people have been admitted to hospitals since the outbreak began, of whom 256 have been discharged following recovery.

Authorities maintained that the situation is now under control, though hospitalisations continue. Ch...