At least 15 people died from heatstroke in 14 days till Sunday (5 May), according to the Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room (HEOC & CR) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Besides, one person died and three people suffered injuries due to heatstroke across the country in the past 24 hours till Monday (6 May) morning.
The DGHS started recording heatstroke-related deaths on 22 April.
A mild to very severe heat wave swept through the country for about a month starting from the first week of April.
Later the temperature started to fall across the country after rains in the first week of the current month.
The heat wave also forced the government to shut the primary and secondary schools, colleges and madrashas till 2 May.
