Youth, 10-year-old boy, driver among 5 who die of heart attack in Karnataka

Three people died of suspected heart-related diseases in the district. Akshay (22) of Jayanagar, Harish (54) of Chikkanahalli and Manjya Naik (38) of Nagarakatte are the deceased.

Akshay, who was sitting at home on Wednesday morning, suddenly collapsed. His family members immediately rushed him to the hospital. He is said to have died on the way.

Harish had chest pain in the early hours of Wednesday. Family members tried to get him admitted to the hospital, but in vain.

Manjya Naik of Nagarakatte in Davangere taluk reportedly suffered a heart attack while driving an auto on Tuesday. He died on the way to the hospital, family sources said.

Meawhile, a 10-year-old class-4 student reportedly collapsed and died of cardiac arrest at a school in Gundlupet town, Chamarajanagar district, on Wednesday.

The deceased was identified as Manoj Kumar (10), son of the late Nagaraju and Nagarathna of Doddahundi village. The boy was studying at the Government Higher Primary School at Kurubageri.

On Wednesday morning, Kumar attended school and was in the classroom when he suddenly collapsed. He was immediately rushed to the hospital, but died on the way.

According to his family members, the boy was suffering from cardiac issues and was treated at Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences in Mysuru. Nagarathna, who had lost her husband, works as a labourer.

A state transport corporation driver died of a heart attack at Lakshmeshwar in Gadag district on Tuesday. 

S P Lakshman (53) is survived by his wife, son and two daughters.

He had developed chest pain on Tuesday night and was rushed to a private hospital in Hubballi for emergency treatment. However, he did not respond to the treatment and died. 

Lakshman, a resident of Govinakoppa in Lakshmeshwar taluk, was working for the transport corporation for the past 24 years. He had secured a gold medal from the Chief Minister for accident-free driving for 15 consecutive years.

Covid vaccine is not the cause of heart attack: Minister

Kalaburagi: Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil said people should not panic as the Covid vaccine is not responsible for the rising heart-attack cases in the state.

Speaking after inaugurating a heart check-up camp organised for working journalists by Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research here on Wednesday he said many institutions including the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) have conducted studies and no evidence has been found to say that the Covid vaccine is behind the heart attacks.

He said the government has decided that deaths due to heart attacks are a notifiable disease to be reported to the public health organisation.

He said that a post-mortem examination will be conducted the next day after the deaths. This will reveal the exact cause of death. An expert committee has been formed in Hassan due to the high number of heart attacks and the government will take action after the report is received he added.