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Amid the ongoing heat wave sweeping across Odisha, Public Health Director Nilakantha Mishra on Wednesday confirmed that while 66 individuals were treated for heat-related illnesses in various hospitals across the state as of yesterday, there have been no officially confirmed deaths due to sunstroke.
Mishra's statement comes in light of a reported death from Titilagarh, where initial speculation suggested sunstroke as the cause. However, following a joint investigation, the death was attributed to a heart stroke, not heat-related causes.The Health Department has not received any other verified reports of fatalities directly linke...