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At least three people are dead and dozens of others have been hospitalized with conditions of "varying severity" following a mass poisoning at a care facility
Law enforcement is currently conducting interrogations with the facility's management and residents
There were 73 people in the care facility at the time the incident took place
Multiple people are dead and dozens of others have been hospitalized following amass poisoningat a care facility, authorities said.
The incident took place at a facility in Moscow, according to a statement from the Investigative Committee of Russia shared onTelegramon Saturday, Dec. 20 (Telegram is a Russian social media platform and broadcasting tool.)
Three people died as a result of the incident, and over 40 people have been hospitalized in conditions of "varying severity," per the Investigative Committee of Russia.
The organization said there were 73 people in the care facility at the time the incident took place.
Law enforcement is currently conducting interrogations with the facility's management and residents, according to the Investigative Committee of Russia.
Additionally, investigators and forensic specialists have done an inspection of the care facility, and they have also seized documents and collected samples of food and dishware, the organization added.
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The Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing has similarly collected food samples for testing, per the Investigative Committee of Russia's statement.
PEOPLE reached out to the Investigative Committee of Russia for comment on Dec. 20 but did not receive an immediate response.
The mass poisoning incident was initially reported on Friday, Dec. 19, by local news outletsLenta.ruandRen TV.
Doctors diagnosed the patients with acute intestinal infections, Ren TV reported.
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