Bengaluru, July 15 -- There is no need for public panic regarding the increasing cases of heart attack being reported in the state, as the average number of such cases is similar to last year, said Sharan Prakash Patil, Minister for Medical Education and Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood Department and Raichur district in-charge.

According to a press release, speaking at a joint press conference at Vikas Soudha alongside Health & Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, Patil assured that the government is taking appropriate measures and urged people not to worry unnecessarily.

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