Last Updated:January 08, 2026, 18:23 IST The Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation confirmed that 133 typhoid cases have been reported so far, largely among students. 45 patients have been discharged. (Representative Image) Typhoid cases have been increasing in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar as over 100 people fell ill. On Monday, the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation confirmed that 133 typhoid cases have been reported so far, largely among students. Of these, 88 patients are currently hospitalised while 45 have been discharged. Importantly, no casualties have been reported. Patients are being treated at Gandhinagar Civil Hospital and Urban Health Centres (UHCs) in Sectors 24 and 29. But this surge in typhoid cases has triggered panic on social media, with viral posts claiming a nationwide outbreak across India. Concern escalated online after users began sharing claims of a “massive typhoid outbreak” across India. The issue gained further traction when a user asked X’s chatbot, Grok, to verify the claims. The chatbot clarified, “Recent reports confirm a typhoid outbreak in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, with around 133 suspected cases linked to contaminated drinking water from sewage …