India, Jan. 4 -- More than a week after residents of Bhagirathpura in Indore fell ill from consuming contaminated water, test reports of water samples on Saturday confirmed the tap water was a cocktail of deadly pathogens - including E coli, Salmonella and Vibrio cholerae bacteria, along with viruses, fungi and protozoa - that caused polymicrobial infections leading to multi-organ failure and sepsis among patients, officials said.

At least 10 people have died and 210 have been hospitalised since the outbreak began on December 25, with residents blaming officials for ignoring months of complaints about foul-smelling water in the congested locality. As many as 32 patients are being treated in intensive care units.

"The test report and cul...