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India’s 2025 Heatwave Data Shows 7,192 Suspected Cases, 14 Confirmed Deaths

Data from the National Centre for Disease Control reveals a May surge in heatstroke concentrated in Andhra Pradesh with surveillance gaps masking true fatalities.

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Overview

  • NCDC data obtained under the RTI Act records 7,192 suspected heatstroke cases and 14 confirmed deaths between March 1 and June 24, 2025.
  • The monthly breakdown shows a peak in May with 2,962 suspected cases and three deaths, followed by April (2,140 cases, six deaths), March (705 cases, two deaths) and June (1,385 cases, three deaths).
  • Andhra Pradesh accounted for more than half of all suspected cases with 4,055 incidents, while Rajasthan (373), Odisha (350), Telangana (348) and Madhya Pradesh (297) followed.
  • Confirmed fatalities were highest in Maharashtra and Uttarakhand at three each, with one heatstroke death reported in Telangana, Odisha, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
  • Experts warn that reliance on hospital reporting under the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme leads to widespread undercounting of heat-related deaths occurring outside medical facilities or misclassified as other causes.