Suspected food poisoning has killed six individuals after they consume a local delicacy 'Akple' at Akakpokope, a village in the South Tongu District of the Volta Region.
Eight people have been reported to have consumed the food prepared with corn flour after which six of them died after the meal.
A girl, 8, who was among the consumers of the food has been discharged and is walking about as two families are left mourning their fatal losses.
According to JoyNews report, the other remaining survivor is the corm mill operator who processed the corn flour for sale. A second family who also bought the corn flour has recorded fatalities.
Food Poisoning
The corn mill operator remains in very critical condition.
His corn dough was used by his wife to prepare the 'Akple' and Okro soup last week. His wife died on Sunday. Their two daughters died Monday morning at a district hospital in Sogakope.
The food was consumed on Thursday, hospitalizations began on Friday, the deaths began on Sunday.
The eight-year-old girl belongs to the second family which also purchased the flour. That family has also lost three members.
The deceased persons as at Monday are Peace Akapko, 35; Elias Akakpo, 14; Comfort Aryee, 40 and Patience Kwaovi, 10. Two other names are yet to be confirmed.
Samples of the food have been sent to the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) in Accra for testing.