PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s office said four people have died from heat-related causes since July 1, when a heat dome over the East Coast brought a string of days with temperatures over 100 degrees to the area.
The Health Department has ended the heat emergency, but spokesman James Garrow said temperatures and humidity remain high enough to cause heat stress, especially for young children, older adults, pregnant women and those on certain medications.
People in those groups should continue to take extra precautions.
The deaths recorded during the last several days bring to five the number of heat-related deaths this year.
Garrow said Philadelphia has seen five deaths in a single summer just four times in the last decade.
In New Jersey, the scorching temps are suspected to have caused at least 25 deaths.
4 were during the early July heat wave
4 were during the early July heat wave
