June 30 2021
The state's death toll includes 52 in Multnomah County, seven in Washington County and eight in Clackamas.
At least 79 people perished during a historic heatwave that shattered thermometers and strained hospital systems across Oregon, according to state authorities.
A majority of the deaths — 52 — occurred in Multnomah County, with another seven reported in Washington County and eight in Clackamas County, state troopers say.
Authorities have not released their identities, but the details available point to isolation and exposure to the outdoors as keye factors:
• A spokeswoman for Clackamas County described one of the heat deaths as involving an elderly woman found in a manufactured home with no air-conditioning.