Six people are hospitalised with heatstroke, including one who is intubated, state health services organisation (Okypy) said on Wednesday as soaring temperatures continue.

After one patient was discharged, an 89-year-old individual was admitted at the Nicosia general, Okypy said.

This brings the total of hospitalized heatstroke patients to six in the government-controlled areas.

Four patients are treated at the Limassol general hospital and two in Nicosia, the announcement added.

On Sunday, a 90-year-old man died from heatrstoke after entering the public hospital in the capital.

A yellow weather warning was in force on Wednesday, the ninth such warning in the past six days for temperatures over 40C.

Heat-related emergencies have also been recorded in other countries, including Italy where officials reported that 15-25 per cent of all emergency admissions across the country were linked to the heat in this period.