Extreme heat leaves 125 dead in Mexico, reports Ministry of Health

The Ministry of Health also reported more than 2,000 cases of heat stroke due to the high temperatures of the season.

High temperatures in Mexico have already caused 125 deaths nationwide and 2,308 cases of heat stroke until the second week of June this year, the Ministry of Health reported on Thursday.

In its latest weekly epidemiological surveillance report, the agency specified that, only in week 23, which covers from June 6 to 12, 371 cases associated with extreme natural temperatures and 35 deaths were reported nationwide.

Of the total number of deaths reported, 10 are “attributed to the second heat wave, and 19 deaths attributed to the third wave.”

The agency recalled that the hot to very hot environment will continue in the northwest, north and northeast of Mexico, with temperatures above 40 degrees forecast in 10 states of the country. It specified that in Baja California and Sonora temperatures above 45 degrees will be recorded.

While Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas, Sinaloa, Michoacan and Guerrero will reach maximum temperatures of 40 and 45 degrees. Likewise, Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, Durango, San Luis Potosi, Morelos, Puebla and Veracruz will have maximum temperatures between 35 and 40 degrees.

In addition, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Queretaro, Hidalgo, State of Mexico and Oaxaca will reach between 30 and 35 degrees.

Researchers from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) warned last month that the country would experience the highest temperatures in its history in the second half of May.

Only Mexico City registered its highest temperature in history on May 25, registering 34.7 degrees, the fourth time this year that it has broken its record.

The third heat wave occurred from May 20 to June 4 and left 19 dead, in addition to record temperatures in several cities, including the Mexican capital. The Mexican government predicted at least five heat waves between March and July on April 16.

Which entities reported deaths due to heat?

The entities that registered deaths are the following:

Veracruz: 43 deaths
Tabasco: 18 deaths
Tamaulipas: 15 deaths
Nuevo León: 11 deaths
San Luis Potosí: 11 deaths
Hidalgo: 6 deaths
Oaxaca: 5 deaths
Yucatán: 3 deaths.
Querétaro and Sonora: 2 deaths per entity, while Baja California, Campeche, Chiapas, Coahuila, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Nayarit, Puebla and Quintana Roo have reported one death per state, which corresponds to a global fatality rate of 5.41 percent.

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