Oregon reports 107 heat-related deaths - KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2

SALEM, Ore. – The number of heat-related deaths in Oregon continues to rise.

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.

Heatwaves have killed countless people across the world, but in places like Multnomah County, people are especially susceptible.

Paul Loikith is director of Portland State University’s climate science lab. He explained, “We have a larger proportion of the population without air conditioning than a lot of other hot places so we do have a higher level of vulnerability to heat than a place that more frequently gets these kind of temperatures.”

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	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
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
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