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Heat-related death toll rises to 19 amid extreme heat wave

Summary by The Korea Times
A total of 19 people have died from heat-related illnesses in Korea so far this year as the country endured severe heat waves, health authorities said Sunday. More than 3,100 patients had visited emergency rooms for heat-related conditions as of Wednesday since mid-May, when authorities launched the heat-related illness surveillance system, and 19 have died, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). Compared with the s…

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The Korea Times broke the news in Korea, Republic of on Sunday, August 3, 2025.
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