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Heat Death Toll in Chicago and Nation Rises Over 600
Chicago’s heat wave pushes the city’s death toll to 376 and national fatalities to at least 669 as examiners in multiple states link heat to numerous deaths. Medical experts note varying definitions and ongoing counts as bodies are examined and classified amid high temperatures and crowded morgues.
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Chicago
Edmund Donoghue
Donoghue
Midwest
Plains
Milwaukee
Jeffrey Jentzen
Ocean County
N.J
Point Pleasant Beach
Cook County
Federal
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Sherrie Wainwright
CDC
Center For Environmental Health