Over 8.2k heat exhaustion and sunstroke cases reported during Haj

Riyadh: More than 8,200 cases of heat exhaustion and sunstroke were recorded among pilgrims since the beginning of the Haj season 1444 AH/2023, according to the Saudi Ministry of Health (MoH).

On Thursday, Makkah recorded the highest temperature of 45 degrees Celsius, according to the National Center of



Meteorology (NCM).

Heat stress centres in hospitals in Makkah have been receiving an increasing number of heat exhaustion and sunstroke cases.

On Thursday alone 1,721 cases were recorded. “The number of heat stress cases since the beginning of this day has reached 1721,” Saudi MoH tweeted.