Egypt: 61 Die of Heat in Egypt This Week - Health Ministry

Cairo — Twenty-one senior citizens died on Tuesday, the ministry of health said on Wednesday, in light of a heat wave which hit Egypt, leaving 61 senior citizens dead this week.

The high temperature caused 581 other citizens to experience heat-related stress, the ministry said in a statement. All of them were hospitalised; 377 were later dismissed from hospital after their health improved.

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