India, May 5 -- Pune The number of heatstroke cases continues to rise, with Maharashtra reporting a total of 163 cases since March 1 this year, along with three suspected deaths; state health department officials said. The state has reported a sharp rise in heatstroke cases over the past two weeks with as many as 132 cases and two suspected deaths recorded between April 21 and May 3 as per the official data.

Region-wise, Pune district has reported only two cases of heatstroke thus far with no deaths recorded till date. Whereas Aurangabad has reported the highest number of cases at 46, followed by Nandurbar at 22, and Nashik at 14. Isolated cases have also been reported across multiple districts including Ahmednagar, Akola, Amravati, Buld...