According to sources, people from Moundpur, Jenapur and Karabalua village of Chikiti block consumed country liquor from a local unlicensed vendor.
On Sunday, one Baya Sethi from Karabalua village died in the hospital during treatment while one Lakshman Behera had succumbed on Saturday. Three other villagers had died earlier.
Police have arrested 16 people in connection with the hooch tragedy so far. It is suspected that these people consumed the illicit liquor supplied to rural areas of Andhra Pradesh.
The state government has suspended the Excise Superintendent of Berhampur for the incident while Excise Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan has announced an administrative probe by the RDC into the case.