SALEM, Ore. – More deaths in Oregon are being attributed to the latest heatwave.
Oregon State Police said as of June 30, 63 recent deaths may have been associated with historic high temperatures in the Pacific Northwest. By July 6, that number jumped to 107. The next day, nine more heat-related deaths were reported, bringing the total to 116.
The vast majority of the deaths were in Multnomah County, where the population isn’t used to extreme heat.
Investigators gave the following breakdown by county of suspected heat-related deaths:
Umatilla | Male | 47 |
Multnomah | Male | 55 |
Marion | Male | 46 |
Multnomah | Male | 58 |
Multnomah | Male | 44 |
Deschutes | Male | 64 |
Deschutes | Male | 60 |
Multnomah | Female | 67 |
Multnomah | Female | 94 |
Multnomah | Female | 97 |
Marion | Male | 67 |
Marion | Male | 64 |
Multnomah | Male | 73 |
Marion | Male | 62 |
Marion | Male | 56 |
Clackamas | Female | 73 |
Multnomah | Male | 59 |
Multnomah | Male | 78 |
Washington | Male | 84 |
Marion | Male | 74 |
Multnomah | Male | 48 |
Multnomah | Male | 76 |
Multnomah | Female | 81 |
Multnomah | Male | 87 |
Multnomah | Female | 79 |
Multnomah | Female | 53 |
Marion | Male | 61 |
Multnomah | Female | 63 |
Multnomah | Male | 83 |
Multnomah | Male | 65 |
Multnomah | Female | 57 |
Multnomah | Male | 54 |
Multnomah | Male | 54 |
Multnomah | Female | 69 |
Multnomah | Female | 89 |
Multnomah | Male | 59 |
Multnomah | Male | 53 |
Multnomah | Female | 68 |
Washington | Male | 52 |
Multnomah | Male | 81 |
Multnomah | Male | 80 |
Multnomah | Female | 90 |
Clackamas | Female | 74 |
Washington | Male | 69 |
Marion | Male | 71 |
Multnomah | Male | 69 |
Marion | Male | 62 |
Columbia | Female | 83 |
Clackamas | Male | 79 |
Multnomah | Female | 74 |
Multnomah | Male | 51 |
Multnomah | Female | 68 |
Multnomah | Male | 50 |
Marion | Male | 37 |
Multnomah | Male | 68 |
Washington | Male | 69 |
Washington | Female | 64 |
Multnomah | Male | 66 |
Multnomah | Male | 65 |
Clackamas | Female | 71 |
Multnomah | Male | 73 |
Multnomah | Male | 68 |
Marion | Male | 67 |
Multnomah | Male | 55 |
Multnomah | Male | 59 |
Multnomah | Male | 65 |
Marion | Male | 66 |
Multnomah | Female | 80 |
Multnomah | Female | 55 |
Multnomah | Female | 71 |
Linn | Female | 59 |
Multnomah | Female | 71 |
Multnomah | Female | 67 |
Multnomah | Male | 77 |
Multnomah | Male | 77 |
Multnomah | Male | 65 |
Multnomah | Female | 49 |
Clackamas | Female | 79 |
Clackamas | Male | 55 |
Clackamas | Male | 61 |
Multnomah | Male | 62 |
Clackamas | Male | 63 |
Multnomah | Female | 56 |
Washington | Female | 82 |
Multnomah | Male | 73 |
Washington | Male | 46 |
Polk | Male | 38 |
Multnomah | Male | 47 |
Multnomah | Male | 79 |
Clackamas | Male | 69 |
Multnomah | Male | 74 |
Clackamas | Male | 63 |
Multnomah | Male | 64 |
Multnomah | Male | 74 |
Multnomah | Male | 72 |
Multnomah | Male | 78 |
Clackamas | Male | 62 |
Washington | Male | 67 |
Multnomah | Male | 75 |
Multnomah | Male | 78 |
Union | Male | 63 |
Multnomah | Male | 62 |
Linn | Male | 82 |
Clackamas | Male | 66 |
Multnomah | Male | 60 |
Multnomah | Female | 57 |
Washington | Female | 83 |
Marion | Female | 74 |
Multnomah | Female | 64 |
Multnomah | Male | 60 |
Linn | Male | 72 |
Multnomah | Male | 48 |
Multnomah | Male | 67 |
Multnomah | Male | 61 |
Multnomah | Male | 70 |
Columbia | Female | 61 |
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