Heatsroke Alert: 13 Poll Personnel Die From High Fever And BP In UP’s Mirzapur

Mirzapur: Amid the intense heatwave running across the nation, thirteen poll personnel died on Friday in Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur following a high fever and high blood pressure. The exact reasons for deaths is being ascertained; however, exposure to intense heat during the polling might be the reason for the deaths of the people.

The poll personnel were admitted to Maa Vindhyavasini Autonomous State Medical College.

“The deceased include seven home guard jawans, three sanitation workers, one clerk posted at the Chief Medical Officer’s office, one chakbandi adhikaari (consolidation officer), and one peon in the home guard team,” the principal of Maa Vindhyavasini Autonomous State Medical College, Dr Raj Bahadur Kamal, told PTI.

“They had high grade fever and high blood pressure when they were brought to the facility,” he said.

4 Die of Heatstroke in Odisha

Four people  succumbed to death due to heatstroke in Rourkela Government Hospital (RGH) in Sundargarh on Friday morning.

Additional District Magistrate (ADM), Rourkela, Ashutosh Kulkarni sharing the details about the death, said, ” “As many as fifty patients were brought to the RGH Hospital yesterday following extreme heatwave condition in the district, after which all of them were admitted. Four people succumbed to the heatstroke and died here at the hospital in Rourkela.”

“As of now, 25 patients are admitted at the RGH Hospital, out of which more than 10 have been referred to the high-tech hospital. Eight people were brought dead at the hospital. A post-mortem investigation is underway for those eight deceased,” said the official.

Bihar: The Worse-Hit State From The Heatwave

On Friday morning, five more people died at a hospital in Bihar’s Auranagabad district, rising the death toll from twelve to seventeen.

A total of 24 people have lost their lives in Bihar because of the extreme heat condition.

At least 54 people have lost their lives across the nation as the sweltering heatwave grips the nation with no signs of respite in sight.  The Indian Meteorological Department (IIMD) has issued warning that the severe heatwave will persist for several days.

Earlier on Friday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath Yogi released administrative guidelines to tackle the heat.

(With Inputs from News Agencies)