India, Feb. 2 -- The number of suspected deaths in Maharashtra due to Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), a rare nerve disorder, went up to five on Saturday. Pune district also reported 9 fresh suspected GBS cases taking the total number of cases to 149, health officials said.

A 60-year-old man from Warje-Malwadi succumbed to his ailments on Saturday while undergoing treatment at Sassoon General Hospital (SGH).

The deceased developed symptoms of acute gastroenteritis on January 16 and was admitted to SGH. He reportedly died around 12.30 pm on Friday and was a known case of hypertension. The cause of death is said to be respiratory failure with autonomic dysfunction with quadriplegia and GBS with hypertension. He has no travel history and was...