Gaya: Heatwave has claimed 75 lives in Bihar with 32 deaths being reported from Aurangabad, 7 from Nawada and 17 from Gaya, authorities said Sunday.
Confirming the deaths in Aurangabad, Civil Surgeon Dr Surendra Prasad Singh said that the toll could rise further as the number of patients being admitted in hospital with heatwave-related symptoms was increasing.
Nawada District Magistrate Kaushal Kumar said seven deaths have taken place in the region and 11 patients have been referred to Pawapuri Medical College.
Gaya-based ANM Medical College and Hospital Superintendent Dr Vijay Krishna Prasad said, "11 people have died due to the heatwave in the past two days whereas six patients were brought dead to the hospital. Forty-four people are being treated in the hospital."
