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Larnaca Tragedy: One of Four Recovering After Drinking Contaminated Water

Published January 6, 2026, 11:23

The clinical condition of the four individuals hospitalized at the Larnaca General Hospital, after consuming water from a cooler, is improving. One of the patients, who was intubated, has been extubated, although he remains in the Intensive Care Unit. The attending physicians are optimistic about the full recovery of the patients, but cannot predict when they will be able to leave the hospital. A 78-year-old man died after a similar consumption of water. Samples have been sent for histological and toxicological examinations to determine the cause of death and the hospitalization of the other individuals. The son of the couple, who lived in the basement, had been arrested previously for possession of illegal substances and is being re-interrogated.