An Arizona medical examiner's office is over capacity and has had to bring in refrigeration units due to a spike in deaths amid a record-breaking heat wave, officials say.
The Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office stands on July 14, 2020, in Phoenix.The medical examiner's office in Arizona's Maricopa County is over capacity and has had to bring in refrigeration units due to aIt's the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 that the Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office has needed extra coolers for the dead.
The spokesperson noted that it was not immediately known how many of the latest deaths were heat-related because it takes time for the medical examiner's office to confirm and report the cause and manner of each death. Arizona's capital is currently on a record stretch of 28 consecutive days with temperatures at or above 110 degrees Fahrenheit. Overnight temperatures in Phoenix did not drop below 90 degrees for a record 16 days in a row this month. The city also hit a daily temperature record of 119 degrees on Tuesday.
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