Hypothermia cases soared by 82 per cent in same month Bury great-gran was rushed to hospital with condition
manchestereveningnews.co.ukHypothermia cases soared by over 80 per cent in the same month a Bury great-gran was rushed to hospital with the condition - following concerns about the cost of her energy bill.
In December last year, when thousands of Brits were reluctant to turn their heating on due to price hikes, cases of the condition, which is caused by prolonged exposure to very cold temperatures, rocketed compared to 2021.
Data obtained by the Mirror from ambulance services across England show 1183 people were treated for hypothermia over the last festive period, compared to 650 in the same period the previous year. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community During that time, temperatures dropped to minus double figures while households faced rocketing energy prices, forcing Brits to live in freezing homes.
Described by campaigners as "heartbreaking", the statistics also show that 5,371 hypothermia cases - the equivalent of around 15 per day - were recorded over the whole of last year.
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