With at Least 9 Heat Deaths, Summer Is Off to a Deadly Start in Maryland

With at least 9 heat deaths, summer is off to a deadly start in Maryland

At least nine people, including two children, have died from heat-related illness so far in 2025 — more than twice as many as this time last year, according to Maryland data.

State Roundup: June heat wave kills eight, sends 472 for medical care; field of candidates to unseat Gov. Moore grows; Bay agreement revised

JUNE HEAT WAVE DEATHS HIT 8 IN ONE WEEK, WITH 472 SEEKING CARE: A late June heat wave led to skyrocketing emergency room visits and boosted the number of heat deaths this year from one to eight in a single week. State Health Department data shows that 472 people had to seek emergency care for heat-related illnesses from June 22 through June 28, a week in which parts of Maryland saw a heat index of up to 110 degrees during the hottest parts of th…

Hundreds landed in emergency rooms, seven died from heat-related illness during June heat wave

The 2025 season, only a few weeks old, has already proved to be dangerous and deadly, as Maryland enters into another week of high heat warnings. (Photo by Danielle J. Brown/Maryland Matters.)A late June heat wave led to skyrocketing emergency room visits and boosted the number of heat deaths this year from one to eight in a single week, according to the latest state numbers. The data from the Maryland Department of Health showed that 472 people…