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Amid heat wave, 50 die in 3 days at UP hospital
Updated On: 19 June, 2023 08:14 AM IST | Ballia | Agencies
Now-sacked chief medical superintendent claimed people were dying from severe heat, but officials now claim heat stroke claimed only two lives
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Family members with their patient at a hospital, in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, on Sunday. Pics/PTI
On June 11, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath hailed Uttar Pradesh has the “standard for development, security and good governance”. A week later, grim details have emerged from the Ballia district of UP, parts of which are reeling under severe heat. Fifty-four people admitted at the Ballia district hospital have died in just past three days, health officials said on Sunday.
While on Friday, now-sacked Ballia chief medical superintendent (CMS) DR Diwakar Singh attributed the fatalities to heat stroke, officials are now claiming deaths were caused by different reasons. Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak, who also holds the health portfolio, said on Sunday that Dr Singh was removed for giving an “irresponsible statement”.
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