Archive photo In Irkutsk, the number of people who died from poisoning is growing By the evening of December 20, Irkutsk was already announced about 58 deaths from poisoning with alcohol -containing liquids. The total number of poisoned reached 97 people - about 40 people were hospitalized. An emergency regime has been introduced in the region, and non -food alcohol -containing products are prohibited. A wave of poisoning on Saturday began, December 17.