Updated figures from the Pima County Medical Examiner's Office show heat-linked deaths are now at 41 cases, not including border deaths.
Charles Borla There have been 41 heat-related deaths in Pima County through July, updated figures from the medical examiner show.The rise in confirmed heat-related deaths comes as Pima County endured the hottest July on record and is under an excessive heat warning through the weekend.
“That won’t be all of July,” Hess said Friday. “Were we busy last summer? Yes. Were we tracking heat the way we are this summer? No.” Of the 41 heat-linked death cases in Pima County, there was a nearly identical split of deaths occurring indoors versus outdoors. Men accounted for about 66 percent of the deaths and a majority were people at least 60 years old.
Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | Omny Studio In 2022, Pima County recorded 28 heat-caused deaths. As of Aug. 2, the county's figure is at 16. The average temperature in the Tucson metro area in July was 94.3 degrees, nearly three degrees more than the previous record of 91.5 degrees set in July 2020, according to a Twitter post by National Weather Service Tucson. Last month’s average temperature was 4 degrees above normal for the month of July, according to the weather service.
Afternoon temperatures ranging from 104 degrees to 113 degrees will be possible throughout the region.
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