KARACHI: Amid extremely hot and humid weather with mercury exceeding 40°C, a large number of heatstroke patients have been taken to Civil Hospital, Karachi, during the last two days. During the last two days, 150 heatstroke patients have been brought to Karachi’s Civil Hospital, including 40 citizens affected by intense heat remained admitted to the medical facility since Tuesday morning. Additional Medical Superintendent Civil Hospital said that many patients got dehydrated due to sizzling temperatures and were discharged after providing necessary medical assistance.
The emergency department in-charge advised the citizens of the port city to drink excessive water and avoid unnecessarily going outside. According to the hospital administration, no heatstroke-related death occurred at the Civil Hospital today. However, the medical facility saw the deaths of eight citizens who were affected by intense heat yesterday.
Subsequently, there was no death reported in Jinnah Hospital — another medical facility run by the provincial government — on Tuesday. As per the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), Karachi is in the grip of extremely hot and humid weather with sea breezes currently stopped and a high humidity level. The weather forecast department said that the same weather conditions would prevail in the provincial capital for the next three days.
The city recorded a maximum temperature of 41.3°C today which could fall to 37°C to 39°C tomorrow, it added. However, t.