One heat-related death in Maricopa County has been confirmed this year. Now the medical examiner is investigating ten more potential heat-related deaths that occured over the past seven days. The Maricopa County Department of Public Health documented 323 heat-related deaths last year, the most since tracking started in 2001 and 62% more than the in 2019.

<p>One heat-related death in Maricopa County has been confirmed this year. Now the medical examiner is investigating ten more potential heat-related deaths that occured over the past seven days. The Maricopa County Department of Public Health documented 323 heat-related deaths last year, the most since tracking started in 2001 and 62% more than the in 2019.</p>

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