Some 753 cases out of 761 of suspected water poisoning in Sharqiya governorate have been discharged from hospitals, Undersecretary of the Health Ministry in Sharqia Sherif Makin said on Sunday.

The Ibrahamiya central hospital received today three new cases who are undergoing treatment.

The three cases take the total number of the poisoning sufferers to 761 people, he added.

There are eight cases still receiving treatment, he added.