KOZHIKODE: A 28-year old man died of suspected sunstroke at Government Medical College in Kozhikode on Thursday. According to district medical authorities, the deceased, Sujith Kumar was a migrant labourer from Bihar. He was working in a quarry at Kuttikkattoor in the district. “Sujith was brought to medical college on Wednesday as his condition was quite serious. He was on ventilator since then,”said District Medical Officer V Jayashree.
Meanwhile, two more heat related cases were reported from Kozhikode on Saturday taking the total number of people undergoing treatment for heat-related health issues to 125 in the district.