(Baltimore, MD) -- Maryland is reporting three additional heat-related deaths this season.
The state health department says two of the deaths happened in Baltimore City and one in Kent County.
All three cases involved men, one of whom was 65 or older, while the other two were in the 45 to 64 age range.
There have been nine heat-related deaths so far this year in Maryland - equaling the total for all of last year.
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— Maryland Department of Health (@MDHealthDept) June 14, 2024
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