Pamplin Media Group July 02 2021
UPDATE: Death toll continues to increase with 59 in Multnomah County, seven in Washington County and eight in Clackamas.
At least 94 people perished during a historic heatwave that shattered thermometers and strained hospital systems across Oregon, according to state authorities.
A majority of the deaths 54 occurred in Multnomah County, with another eight reported in Washington County and 10 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.
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.
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.
63 perish from Oregon heat, including one in Columbia County
Death toll across state ranges from one in Columbia County to 45 in Multnomah County
At least 63 people perished during a historic heatwave that shattered thermometers and strained hospital systems across Oregon, according to state authorities.
One of the heat-related deaths was in Columbia County, Sheriff Brian Pixley said.
A majority of the deaths 45 occurred in Multnomah Count, state troopers say.
According to initial reports from the Multnomah County Medical Examiner, the deaths since Friday, June 25, were triggered by hyperthermia the clinical term for a deadly body temperature caused by an abnormally hot environment.
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.