BEIRUT: Seven residents from Hasnieh are in stable condition Friday at Rahal Hospital in the northern Akkar province after eating spoiled meat.

The state-run National News Agency said all seven residents were admitted to the hospital late Thursday because of high fever, diarrhea and vomiting after eating meat they had bought from a local butcher.

NNA said eight Akkar butchers were still in custody over selling tainted meat.

The latest cases bring the total number of people who had suffered food poisoning within the last week to 70, according to NNA.

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