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EIGHT more people succumbed to heatstroke in major hospitals of the city in the past 24 hours, sources said on Friday.
A majority of these fatalities were reported in Safdarjung Hospital where six patients succumbed in a day.
During this period, ten new patients were brought to the hospital suffering from heatstroke. However, this figure is less than the previous day.
According to hospital sources, 26 patients are currently undergoing treatment of whom 14 are on ventilators.
Since March, 88 patients have been admitted to the hospital due to heat-related illnesses. Of these, 66 patients were admitted in just four days between June 16 and June 20.
A total of 28 people have died due to heat stroke in Safdarjung Hospital since June 1.
This story is from the June 22, 2024 edition of The Morning Standard.
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