Oregon s heat wave death toll hits 116 on Wednesday Kellee Azar, KATU Staff
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PORTLAND, Ore. – Oregon’s death toll from the historic heat wave jumped to 116 on Wednesday as state health officials identified nine more heat-related deaths.
More than half of the deaths have been reported in the state’s most populous county – Multnomah – prompting county health officials to deem the record-setting heat a “mass casualty event.” Caption: Oregon s heat wave death toll hits 116 on Wednesday. (KATU)
Those who died from the heat range in age from 37 to 97 years old, according to the Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office.
Oregon s heat wave death toll hits 116 on Wednesday
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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.