A 7-year-old student of a residential school in Maharashtra's Palghar district has died after suffering from high fever and breathing difficulties. As per the reports, 26 others have also been hospitalised with cold, cough and fever symptoms, officials said.

According to PTI, this comes after three tribal girls died from a venomous snakebite after sleeping on the floor of a residential school hostel in Gadchiroli district earlier this month.