Increase in number of heart patients at AIIMS

New Delhi, October 20 

Smoke from bursting of crackers has not only affected the air quality but also the lungs and hearts of many people in Delhi with a 15 per cent rise in the number of patients visiting AIIMS due to cardio-pulmonary problems.

Night-long Diwali revelries left the capital city polluted this morning, as the air quality took a sharp plunge and entered the 'severe' zone, triggering health complications.

At the AIIMS, there was a rush of patients, complaining of heart and breathing problems, as compared to the average number of people visiting the facility before the festival, doctors said.—PTI