New Delhi: 45 more people have died in the last 36 hours due to the scorching heat. The total number of deaths due to suspected heatstroke has now risen to 87.

Nineteen more people died of suspected heatstroke in western Odisha, while 16 people died in a single day in Uttar Pradesh, while five people died of fever. Deadly heat Four in Bihar, four in Rajasthan and one in Punjab.

Odisha reported 19 deaths on Thursday and Friday, taking the death toll in the last 48 hours to 29. Experts attributed the sudden rise in deaths to extremely high temperature,

Of the 29 deaths, 12 occurred in Sundargarh and nine in Jharsuguda. Seven deaths were reported in Sambalpur, while one person died in Bargarh. Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Satyabrata Sahu said all these deaths were being investigated to find out if heatstroke was the cause.

Seven of the nine people who died in Jharsuguda were truck drivers passing through the industrial town. Transportation of minerals,

Of the 16 people who died in Uttar Pradesh on Friday, 11 were polling personnel. Of these, eight polling personnel, including five home guards, died in Mirzapur, while two died in Sonbhadra and one in Rae Bareli.

Mirzapur Medical College “Thirteen people, including eight polling personnel, died due to heat stroke on Friday. All the victims were seriously injured,” said principal RB Kamal. Medical complicationsincluding high fever, high blood pressureDiabetes. The victims were in the age group of above 50. The exact cause of death will be known after the post-mortem report comes, but prima facie it seems so Heatstroke increased their existing medical issuesresulting in deaths.

Mirzapur SP Abhinandan said, “The family of each deceased home guard will be given a relief amount of Rs 15 lakh by the Election Commission and Rs 5 lakh from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.”

Sonbhadra DM Chandra Vijay Singh confirmed the death of two polling personnel to the Times of India. The deceased polling officer in Rae Bareli has been identified as sub-inspector Harishankar.

Bihar reported five deaths on Friday, taking the toll to 14, including 10 poll personnel, in the last 24 hours, officials said. With four deaths on Friday, Rajasthan has already reported nine deaths due to heatstroke this summer.