The heat wave sweeping across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana claimed over 200 more lives since Tuesday, taking the toll to 1,360.
Officials on Wednesday night said 157 people succumbed to sunstroke in Andhra Pradesh while 70 died in Telangana since Tuesday.
There was no respite from the blistering heat as both the states recorded temperatures three to seven degrees Celsius higher than the average.
The toll in Andhra Pradesh now stands at 1,024 and in Telangana at 366. Officials in the two states had confirmed 1,133 deaths till Tuesday night.
Almost all the deaths were reported during the past one week.
Though Andhra Pradesh’s Deputy Chief Minister N. Chinna Rajappa had confirmed 551 deaths on Tuesday, the toll was revised later based on reports received from the districts.
Disaster management department officials said they were revising the figures after receiving confirmation from field-level officials about the deaths.
Though temperatures dropped in parts of Telangana and also in north coastal Andhra on Wednesday, both the states continued to reel under the searing heat.
The Hyderabad Meteorological Centre has warned that severe heat wave conditions may continue for another two days.
The heat wave, attributed to dry winds from the north-westerly direction, may abate after two days.
The highest temperature of 47 degrees Celsius was recorded at Jangamaheswarapuram in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday. Vijayawada, Bapatla and Machilipatnam sizzled at 46 degrees.