Public health officials in Maricopa County, Arizona’s most populous county and home to Phoenix, said this week that 202 heat-associated deaths had been confirmed for 2023 as of Sept. 9; far more than the 175 confirmed by the same time last year.
The number of confirmed heat deaths over the summer in America’s hottest metro has continued to rise even as thePublic health officials in
Despite temperatures going down, the number of heat-related deaths in Maricopa County continues to rise. The latest weekly report from the Department of Public Health shows that 202 deaths are associated with heat in 2023, and another 356 deaths are under investigation. The confirmed heat deaths this year included 51 that occurred indoors, most of them because an air conditioner was not working or turned off. People without permanent homes accounted for 42% of the annual heat deaths confirmed so far.marked the 55th day this year that the official reading at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport reached at least 110 degrees FahrenheitPhoenix experienced the hottest three months since record-keeping began in 1895, including the hottest July and the second-hottest August.
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