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2 die, over 220 went to emergency rooms in King County during Monday's heat wave

By Q13 News Staff
Updated  June 29, 2021 7:01pm PDT
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2 in King County die due to heat-related conditions

Both died due to hyperthermia during Washington's record-breaking weather when temperatures reached near 110 degrees this past weekend.

SEATTLE - Two people have died and over 200 more went to the emergency room in King County during Monday's heat wave. 

The cause of death for both people was systemic hyperthermia due to environmental exposure. One was a 65-year-old from Seattle and the other was a 68-year-old in Enumclaw. 

On June 28, there were 223 emergency department visits for heat-related illness among King County residents, representing about 10% of all emergency department visits for the day. 

Only 68 of the 223 patients at the emergency room were admitted to the hospital, according to King County.

According to the county, the most common discharge diagnoses among admitted patients were: 

  • Acute kidney failure (15 patients)
  • Encephalopathy (swelling of the brain) (11 patients)
  • Fever (11 patients)

Temperatures were in the triple digits on Monday, with some places getting as hot as 118 degrees. 

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