Portland set new heat records on three consecutive days, peaking Monday at 116 degrees. Author: KGW Staff Updated: 7:45 PM MDT July 4, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore. The number of people who died during the historic heat wave in Oregon has grown to at least 94, according to the Oregon State Medical Examiner s Office. The statewide number could continue to change as counties report more information.
The majority of deaths reported by the state so far are in Multnomah County where 64 people have died since June 25. The county initially reported 45 deaths on June 30. Of the 64 deaths, 30 of them have been ruled hyperthermia, or death by excessive heat. The remaining cases are suspected hyperthermia, according to a release from Multnomah County.
Portland set new heat records on three consecutive days, peaking Monday at 116 degrees. Author: KGW Staff Updated: 6:42 PM EDT July 1, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore. The number of people who died during the historic heat wave in Oregon has grown to 79, the state medical examiner said Thursday. The statewide number could continue to change as counties report more information.
The majority of deaths reported by the state so far are in Multnomah County where 52 people have died since Friday. The county initially reported 45 deaths on Wednesday.
Marion County has reported nine deaths, Washington County has reported seven deaths, Clackamas County has reported eight deaths, and Columbia, Umatilla and Polk counties reported one death each, according to the Oregon State Medical Examiner s Office.
Updated: 8:36 PM EDT June 30, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore. At least 63 people have died due to extreme heat in Oregon since a historic heat wave began last week, the Oregon State Medical Examiner s Office said Wednesday. That number could change as counties report more information.
The majority of the deaths reported so far have been in Multnomah County, where at least 45 people have died due to the heat since Friday. Marion County reported nine deaths, Washington County reported five deaths, Clackamas County reported two deaths, and Columbia and Umatilla Counties reported one death each.
Portland set new heat records on three consecutive days, peaking Monday at 116 degrees.
Clark County Medical Examiner: 5-10 deaths in county may be heat related By Jessica Prokop, Columbian Assistant Metro Editor
Published: June 30, 2021, 8:59pm
Share: A sign in downtown Vancouver reflects 118 degrees around 4 p.m. on Monday afternoon, June 28, 2021. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)
The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office said Wednesday it estimates there were five to 10 deaths in the county that may have been related to excessive heat.
However, the agency said it will take months to determine “as the investigations are ongoing and deaths continue to be reported that may be heat-related.”
Those investigations can take weeks to months to complete, in part due to testing such as toxicology.
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