The B.C. Coroners Service has confirmed that 569 people died as a result of extreme heat during the heat wave that hit the province at the end of June.
“We have now confirmed that, from June 20 to July 29, 569 people died as a result of the extreme heat,” Lisa Lapointe, B.C.’s chief coroner, said in a“The number of deaths reported is a 300 per cent increase over the number of deaths that had been reported to the B.C. Coroners Service during the same period in previous years,” she said in the statement.
“Knowing that our older residents are more vulnerable, we ask that you please look out for family, friends and neighbours, particularly those who are elderly and live alone,” Lapointe said about the heat wave expected in B.C. this weekend.Article content BCEHS responded to 104 heat stroke-related calls in Vancouver — the highest in the province — but the southern interior cities of Kamloops and Kelowna had the highest rate of heat stroke-related calls, with 29 and 28.8 calls per 100,000 people, respectively. In Vancouver, the rate was 15.2 per 100,000 people.
Health Minister Adrian Dix said jobs were posted Friday for 85 paramedics and 30 dispatchers to “meet this extraordinary demand for ambulance services.”Article content
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