Officials in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh said on Friday that at least 22 people died from heart attacks in a single day due to cold weather.
The deaths were reported in Kanpur, about 88 kilometers west of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh’s capital city.
According to data released by Laxmipat Singhania Institute of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery (LPS Institute of Cardiology) Kanpur, on Thursday, 723 heart patients came to the emergency and outpatient department (OPD) of the hospital.
The data further revealed that seven patients died at the hospital while undergoing treatment, while 15 others were declared dead on arrival.Doctors at the hospital blamed the sudden increase in blood pressure that resulted in heart attacks on Kanpur’s cold wave conditions.
Vinay Krishna, director of the LPS Institute of Cardiology, said “in Kanpur, the severe cold wave has intensified because of which the complaints of people suffering from heart ailments have increased’’.
Health experts in Kanpur have advised people, including the young, to keep themselves warm and stay indoors.
North India has been in the grip of a cold wave for the past few days.A significant drop in the day temperatures has been recorded in the northern states and sunshine remains elusive.
(Reuters)
