Heat claimed victims throughout Multnomah County
Newly-released figures show the recent heat wave claimed victims in all corners of the county.
People died from suspected or confirmed cases of heat exposure when temperatures topped 110 degrees in nearly every part of Multnomah County.
The Multnomah County Medical Examiner has identified 95 people with the suspect death of hyperthermia that occurred during the record-shattering heat wave that fell over the region beginning June 25. According to the county, 30 of the deaths have been formally ruled hyperthermia, or death by excessive heat, as of Saturday, July 3.
According to the county, the first hyperthermia deaths were reported on June 27, with almost 95 percent being reported on and after June 28, the peak of the heat wave.
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