Death toll rises as 39 more victims fall to heatwave

Death toll rises as 39 more victims fall to heatwave
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Summary Number of deaths have reached 1256

KARACHI (Dunya News) – Deaths caused by heat strokes are on the rise as 369 deaths have occurred in Jinnah hospital alone. The number of deaths has reached the figure of 1256.

The casualty count that occurred inside a given hospital within the span of last 10 days due to heat strokes is reported as follows:

Abbasi Shaheed Hospital: 204 deaths

Civil Hospital: 176 deaths

Karachi Municipal Corporation-run hospitals: 36 deaths

Sindh Government New Hospital: 27 deaths

Korangi Hospital: 27 deaths

Sindh Government Qatar Hospital: 39 deaths

Sindh Government Lyari General Hospital: 17 deaths

National Institue of Cardiology: 51 deaths

Private hospitals that have reported deaths by heatstroke include Agha Khan Hospital, Patil Hosptial, Memon Medical Hospital, Indus Hospital and Ziauddin Hospital.

Hospitals  management has said that there has been a reduction in casualties ever since weather has improved in the metropolitan city.

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