Melvin O Brien waits in the shade in Yesler Terrace Park while his children play in the spray park during a heat wave hitting the Pacific Northwest, Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Seattle. Credit: AP Photo/John Froschauer
Heat wave death toll in Washington state jumps to 112 people By
at 7:05 pm
The official death toll from Washington stateâs record-breaking heat wave jumped by 21 people Monday, as the Washington Department of Health revised its count to 112 people.
The latest update makes the early-summer heat wave the state s deadliest weather-related disaster.
Heat-related deaths were reported in 19 counties across the state, according to the Washington Department of Health, which continues to tally reports sent in from county coroners and hospitals.