UPDATE - Oregon State Medical Examiner Releases Preliminary Death Data Related to Recent Heat Wave - 07/09/21

The Office of State Medical Examiner is releasing the following information at the direction of the Governor.  These numbers may change as more reports of death are received from each County Medical Examiner’s Office and further investigation and/or testing is completed for existing cases. 

As of July 9, 2021 –

83 confirmed heatwave deaths (Hyperthermia)

32 deaths are pending further investigation and final cause of death has not been determined yet.

4 deaths included in preliminary counts have been excluded and have been determined to not be caused by the heatwave.

 

The following is a breakdown of County and zip code for the confirmed heatwave deaths:

Clackamas	97023
Clackamas	97267
Clackamas	97267
Clackamas	97038
Clackamas	97070
Clackamas	97222
Clackamas	97068
Clackamas	83401
Clackamas	97222
Clackamas	97089
Clackamas	97015
Clackamas	97027
Columbia	97016
Columbia	97056
Linn	97358
Linn	97322
Marion	97317
Marion	97071
Marion
Marion	97305
Multnomah	97213
Multnomah	97230
Multnomah	97202
Multnomah	97233
Multnomah	97209
Multnomah	97024
Multnomah	97213
Multnomah	97217
Multnomah	97211
Multnomah	97221
Multnomah	97220
Multnomah	97218
Multnomah	97218
Multnomah	97203
Multnomah	97209
Multnomah	97201
Multnomah	97227
Multnomah	97230
Multnomah	97201
Multnomah	97212
Multnomah	97206
Multnomah	97206
Multnomah	97080
Multnomah	97220
Multnomah	97211
Multnomah	97209
Multnomah	97206
Multnomah	97232
Multnomah	97233
Multnomah	97233
Multnomah	97233
Multnomah	97266
Multnomah	97019
Multnomah	97236
Multnomah	97203
Multnomah	97219
Multnomah	97219
Multnomah	97214
Multnomah	97266
Multnomah	97218
Multnomah	97209
Multnomah	97206
Multnomah	97060
Multnomah	97205
Multnomah	97230
Multnomah	97209
Multnomah	97202
Multnomah	97089
Multnomah	97209
Multnomah	97266
Multnomah	97212
Multnomah	97266
Multnomah	97218
Multnomah	97205
Polk	97304
Union	97850
Umatilla	97838
Washington	97223
Washington	97229
Washington	97006
Washington	97124
Washington	97116
Washington	97123

 

The following is a breakdown of ethnicity and gender for the confirmed heatwave deaths:

4 - Hispanic

2 - African American / Black

1 - American Indian

1 - Pacific Islander

1 - Asian

72–White

2 - no ethnicity listed

 

31 Female

52 Male

Daily press releases will be paused until further confirmed information regarding the total number of heatwave deaths is available. There is no estimate of when the remaining investigations will be completed.

The State Medical Examiner’s Office is collaborating with our County Medical Examiner partners to investigate and certify these deaths. Additionally, various county public health agencies are undertaking efforts to analyze confirmed death data in the interest of identifying trends that may help prevent deaths in future heatwaves.

 

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Update for July 7, 2021 - the current number of deaths related to the recent heat wave is 116.

Umatilla	Male	47
Multnomah	Male	55
Marion	Male	46
Multnomah	Male	58
Multnomah	Male	44
Deschutes	Male	64
Deschutes	Male	60
Multnomah	Female	67
Multnomah	Female	94
Multnomah	Female	97
Marion	Male	67
Marion	Male	64
Multnomah	Male	73
Marion	Male	62
Marion	Male	56
Clackamas	Female	73
Multnomah	Male	59
Multnomah	Male	78
Washington	Male	84
Marion	Male	74
Multnomah	Male	48
Multnomah	Male	76
Multnomah	Female	81
Multnomah	Male	87
Multnomah	Female	79
Multnomah	Female	53
Marion	Male	61
Multnomah	Female	63
Multnomah	Male	83
Multnomah	Male	65
Multnomah	Female	57
Multnomah	Male	54
Multnomah	Male	54
Multnomah	Female	69
Multnomah	Female	89
Multnomah	Male	59
Multnomah	Male	53
Multnomah	Female	68
Washington	Male	52
Multnomah	Male	81
Multnomah	Male	80
Multnomah	Female	90
Clackamas	Female	74
Washington	Male	69
Marion	Male	71
Multnomah	Male	69
Marion	Male	62
Columbia	Female	83
Clackamas	Male	79
Multnomah	Female	74
Multnomah	Male	51
Multnomah	Female	68
Multnomah	Male	50
Marion	Male	37
Multnomah	Male	68
Washington	Male	69
Washington	Female	64
Multnomah	Male	66
Multnomah	Male	65
Clackamas	Female	71
Multnomah	Male	73
Multnomah	Male	68
Marion	Male	67
Multnomah	Male	55
Multnomah	Male	59
Multnomah	Male	65
Marion	Male	66
Multnomah	Female	80
Multnomah	Female	55
Multnomah	Female	71
Linn	Female	59
Multnomah	Female	71
Multnomah	Female	67
Multnomah	Male	77
Multnomah	Male	77
Multnomah	Male	65
Multnomah	Female	49
Clackamas	Female	79
Clackamas	Male	55
Clackamas	Male	61
Multnomah	Male	62
Clackamas	Male	63
Multnomah	Female	56
Washington	Female	82
Multnomah	Male	73
Washington	Male	46
Polk	Male	38
Multnomah	Male	47
Multnomah	Male	79
Clackamas	Male	69
Multnomah	Male	74
Clackamas	Male	63
Multnomah	Male	64
Multnomah	Male	74
Multnomah	Male	72
Multnomah	Male	78
Clackamas	Male	62
Washington	Male	67
Multnomah	Male	75
Multnomah	Male	78
Union	Male	63
Multnomah	Male	62
Linn	Male	82
Clackamas	Male	66
Multnomah	Male	60
Multnomah	Female	57
Washington	Female	83
Marion	Female	74
Multnomah	Female	64
Multnomah	Male	60
Linn	Male	72
Multnomah	Male	48
Multnomah	Male	67
Multnomah	Male	61
Multnomah	Male	70
Columbia	Female	61

 

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Update for July 6, 2021 - the current number of deaths related to the recent heat wave is 107.

Umatilla	Male	47
Multnomah	Male	55
Marion	Male	46
Multnomah	Male	58
Multnomah	Male	44
Deschutes	Male	64
Deschutes	Male	60
Multnomah	Female	67
Multnomah	Female	94
Multnomah	Female	97
Marion	Male	67
Marion	Male	64
Multnomah	Male	73
Marion	Male	62
Marion	Male	56
Clackamas	Female	73
Multnomah	Male	59
Multnomah	Male	78
Washington	Male	84
Marion	Male	74
Multnomah	Male	48
Multnomah	Male	76
Multnomah	Female	81
Multnomah	Male	87
Multnomah	Female	79
Multnomah	Female	53
Marion	Male	61
Multnomah	Male	83
Multnomah	Male	65
Multnomah	Female	57
Multnomah	Male	54
Multnomah	Male	54
Multnomah	Female	69
Multnomah	Female	89
Multnomah	Male	59
Multnomah	Male	53
Multnomah	Female	68
Washington	Male	52
Multnomah	Male	81
Multnomah	Male	80
Multnomah	Female	90
Clackamas	Female	74
Washington	Male	69
Marion	Male	71
Multnomah	Male	69
Marion	Male	62
Columbia	Female	83
Clackamas	Male	79
Multnomah	Female	74
Multnomah	Male	51
Multnomah	Female	68
Multnomah	Male	50
Marion	Male	37
Multnomah	Male	68
Washington	Male	69
Washington	Female	64
Multnomah	Male	66
Multnomah	Male	65
Clackamas	Female	71
Multnomah	Male	73
Multnomah	Male	68
Marion	Male	67
Multnomah	Male	55
Multnomah	Male	59
Multnomah	Male	65
Marion	Male	66
Multnomah	Female	80
Multnomah	Female	55
Multnomah	Female	71
Linn	Female	59
Multnomah	Female	71
Multnomah	Female	67
Multnomah	Male	77
Multnomah	Male	77
Multnomah	Male	65
Multnomah	Female	49
Clackamas	Female	79
Clackamas	Male	55
Clackamas	Male	61
Multnomah	Male	62
Clackamas	Male	63
Multnomah	Female	56
Washington	Female	82
Multnomah	Male	73
Washington	Male	46
Polk	Male	38
Multnomah	Male	47
Multnomah	Male	79
Multnomah	Male	74
Clackamas	Male	63
Multnomah	Male	64
Multnomah	Male	74
Multnomah	Male	72
Multnomah	Male	78
Clackamas	Male	62
Washington	Male	67
Multnomah	Male	75
Multnomah	Male	78
Multnomah	Male	62
Linn	Male	82
Clackamas	Male	66
Multnomah	Male	60
Multnomah	Female	57
Washington	Female	83
Marion	Female	74
Multnomah	Female	64
Multnomah	Male	60

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Update for July 2, 2021 - the current number of deaths related to the recent heat wave is 94.

Umatilla	Male	47
Multnomah	Male	55
Marion	Male	46
Multnomah	Male	58
Multnomah	Male	44
Deschutes	Male	64
Deschutes	Male	60
Multnomah	Female	67
Multnomah	Female	94
Multnomah	Female	97
Marion	Male	67
Marion	Male	64
Multnomah	Male	73
Marion	Male	62
Marion	Male	56
Clackamas	Female	73
Multnomah	Male	59
Multnomah	Male	78
Washington	Male	84
Marion	Male	74
Multnomah	Male	48
Multnomah	Male	76
Multnomah	Female	81
Multnomah	Female	79
Multnomah	Female	53
Marion	Male	61
Multnomah	Male	83
Multnomah	Male	65
Multnomah	Female	57
Multnomah	Male	54
Multnomah	Male	54
Multnomah	Female	69
Multnomah	Female	89
Multnomah	Male	59
Multnomah	Male	53
Multnomah	Female	68
Washington	Male	52
Multnomah	Male	81
Multnomah	Male	80
Multnomah	Female	90
Clackamas	Female	74
Washington	Male	69
Marion	Male	71
Marion	Male	62
Columbia	Female	83
Clackamas	Male	79
Multnomah	Female	74
Multnomah	Male	51
Multnomah	Female	68
Multnomah	Male	50
Marion	Male	37
Multnomah	Male	68
Washington	Male	69
Washington	Female	64
Multnomah	Male	66
Multnomah	Male	65
Clackamas	Female	71
Multnomah	Male	73
Multnomah	Male	68
Marion	Male	67
Multnomah	Male	55
Multnomah	Male	59
Multnomah	Male	65
Marion	Male	66
Multnomah	Female	80
Multnomah	Female	55
Multnomah	Female	71
Multnomah	Female	71
Multnomah	Female	67
Multnomah	Male	77
Multnomah	Male	77
Multnomah	Male	65
Multnomah	Female	49
Clackamas	Female	79
Clackamas	Male	55
Clackamas	Male	61
Multnomah	Male	62
Clackamas	Male	63
Multnomah	Female	56
Washington	Female	82
Multnomah	Male	73
Washington	Male	46
Polk	Male	38
Multnomah	Male	47
Multnomah	Male	79
Multnomah	Male	74
Clackamas	Male	63
Multnomah	Male	64
Multnomah	Male	74
Multnomah	Male	72
Multnomah	Male	78
Clackamas	Male	62
Washington	Male	67
Multnomah	Male	75

 

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Update for July 1, 2021, the Oregon State Medical Examiner is releasing the following demographic information (county of death, gender, and age) suspected with heat related deaths.  The current number of deaths related to the recent heat wave is 79. 

This information may change as investigations are updated and new information is added by the County Medical Examiners:

Umatilla	Male		47
Multnomah	Male		55
Marion	Male		46
Multnomah	Male		58
Multnomah	Male		44
Multnomah	Female		67
Multnomah	Female		94
Multnomah	Female		97
Marion	Male		64
Multnomah	Male		73
Marion	Male		62
Marion	Male		56
Clackamas	Female		73
Multnomah	Male		59
Multnomah	Male		78
Washington	Male		84
Marion	Male		74
Multnomah	Male		48
Multnomah	Male		76
Multnomah	Female		81
Multnomah	Female		79
Multnomah			53
Marion	Male		61
Multnomah	Male		83
Multnomah	Male		65
Multnomah	Female		57
Multnomah	Male		54
Multnomah	Male		54
Multnomah	Female		69
Multnomah	Female		89
Multnomah	Male		59
Multnomah	Male		53
Multnomah	Female		68
Washington	Male		52
Multnomah	Male		81
Multnomah	Male		80
Multnomah	Female		90
Clackamas	Female		74
Washington	Male		69
Marion	Male		71
Marion	Male		62
Columbia	Female		83
Clackamas	Male		79
Multnomah	Female		74
Multnomah	Male		51
Multnomah	Female		68
Multnomah	Male		50
Multnomah	Male		68
Washington	Male		69
Washington	Female		64
Multnomah	Male		66
Multnomah	Male		65
Clackamas	Female		71
Multnomah	Male		73
Multnomah	Male		68
Marion	Male		67
Multnomah	Male		55
Multnomah	Male		59
Multnomah	Male		65
Multnomah	Female		80
Multnomah	Female		55
Multnomah	Female		71
Multnomah	Female		71
Multnomah	Female		67
Multnomah	Male		77
Multnomah	Male		77
Multnomah	Male		65
Multnomah	Female		49
Clackamas	Female		79
Clackamas	Male		55
Clackamas	Male		61
Multnomah	Male		62
Clackamas	Male		63
Multnomah	Female		56
Washington	Female		82
Multnomah	Male		73
Washington	Male		46
Polk	Male		38
Multnomah	Male		79

 

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As of June 30, 2021 the State Medical Examiner’s Office has received report of 63 deaths that preliminary investigation suggests may be associated with the Pacific Northwest heatwave. 

This number may change in either direction as more information or reports are received from each County Medical Examiner’s Office. 

Again, these are preliminary numbers as some investigations are still in progress and final causes of death have not yet been determined.

The following is the current breakdown by county of heat related deaths.

Multnomah – 45

Marion – 9

Washington – 5

Clackamas – 2

Columbia – 1

Umatilla -1

No further information is available for release at this time.