The number of Egyptian pilgrims who have died in Saudi Arabia climbed to 21 Sunday, Egyptian state media reported.

The deceased have been buried in Saudi Arabia, after Egyptian authorities consulted with their families, MENA reported.

A total of 19 Egyptian pilgrims are currently receiving treatment in Saudi hospitals due to heat exhaustion, high blood pressure and hypertension.

Over 80,000 Egyptian pilgrims are in Saudi Arabia to perform hajj this year.

In addition to common mortalities due to heat exhaustion, fatigue and other natural causes during the pilgrimage, fatal crowd stampedes are also regular occurrences due to the volume of pilgrims along the pilgrimage route.

Thousands of pilgrims lost their lives in a stampede last year, because of mismanagement of the rituals by Saudi Arabia.