According to the Daily Graphic newspaper report, the deceased and the other affected individuals developed severe complications after eating the food.
While it is suspected to be food poisoning, the other 40 individuals who bought food from the same joint on that particular day have also been hospitalized at the Dodowa Hospital and the Valley View Hospital.
The victims included a pregnant woman and a lotto vendor, who died as a result of consuming the infected waakye.
Other victims are the waakye seller, popularly known as Yellow Sisi, and her family members, who were rushed to the hospitals after they complained of severe stomach aches after they had eaten the food last Friday.
An investigation is underway. Meanwhile, the Yellow Sisi Waakye joint has been closed down.
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Source: GhPage