Health officials in America’s hottest big metro are reporting that another seven heat-associated deaths were confirmed over the last week amid a blistering heat wave
A person drinks a bottle of water in the shade as temperatures are expected to hit 119-degrees Thursday, July 20, 2023, in Phoenix. PHOENIX — — Another seven heat-associated deaths were confirmed over the last week in America's hottest big metro, health officials reported Wednesday, amid aMaricopa County, the biggest county in Arizona and home to Phoenix,
The region's county and city governments, hospitals, schools and non-profit groups that operate several hundred cooling and hydrating stations across the area are closely watching the confirmed death figures, along with daily forecasts from the National Weather Service. David Hondula, who oversees heat response and mitigation for the City of Phoenix, warned earlier this month against coming to quick conclusions.
“We will likely not have a complete count of deaths resulting from this heat wave for some time,” Singh said in a written statement. “This is for a couple reasons: 1) the deaths are reported from multiple sources and may not come in to Public Health right away, and 2) these deaths sometimes take a while to go from a suspect case to a confirmed case.”
The death of a 72-year-old woman in metro Phoenix five years ago when her electricity was turned off over a $51 debt forced utilities toAn analysis published Wednesday says Phoenix would be consistently 7 F cooler, every day and night, if not for the heat created by the city’s built environment, also known as the heat island effect.
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