Bhopal, Feb. 3 -- A 65-year-old woman from Indore's Bhagirathpura area died on Sunday night, a month after being admitted to hospital after consuming contaminated water, said Indore CMHO Dr Madhav Hasnani. The CMHO confirmed that the deceased, Anita Kushwaha, was a victim of the gastrointestinal epidemic that broke out in Bhagirathpura in December last year. Hasani, however, has not confirmed the official toll of the epidemic, which, according to the state health department, stands at 16. Kushwaha had been under treatment for over a month before passing away on Sunday night due to kidney failure and cardiac arrest. Her son, Nilesh, said, "My mother, who had been healthy, suddenly fell ill on December 28 with nausea and diarrhoea. She was admitted to a private hospital but discharged on December 31. Her condition worsened within hours, leading to her admission to Aurobindo Hospital on January 1." The gastrointestinal epidemic in Bhagirathpura was triggered after sewage mixed with the water supply due to a leakage in the drinking water pipeline. Since December 24, around 1,600 people have fallen ill. An audit report on 23 deaths concluded that 16 were directly linked to the epidemic....