Palwal, Feb. 24 -- The health situation in Chayansa village in Haryana has stabilised, with no deaths reported due to the unidentified illness after February 11, officials said on Monday, adding that the exact cause of the earlier deaths remains unconfirmed as several families did not permit post-mortem examinations.

Panic gripped had residents of village on February 6 after authorities in Palwal district declared a health emergency following at least seven deaths linked to illness between January 6 and February 11. While officials had suspected a hepatitis outbreak, they have neither been able to confirm the diagnosis nor identify its source.

Palwal deputy commissioner Dr Harish Kumar Vashishth on Monday said the district administratio...