There has been one heat-related death in D.C. this year, according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
There were no heat-related deaths in the District in 2009, according to Beverly Fields, the OCME chief of staff. She would not provide further details about this year’s death.
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Five people in Maryland and three in Virginia have died from heat-related causes this year.