Maricopa County officials report first heat-related death of the 2019 summer

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The Maricopa County Health Department has reported the first heat death of the season. A homeless man was found dead in a car. We’ll hear more about heat deaths, 40 percent of which occur indoors, and the danger of Arizona’s heat from Dr. Rebecca Sunenshine, medical director for Disease Control at Maricopa County Department of Public Health.

Rebecca Sunenshine, Medical Director for Disease Control at Maricopa County Department of Public Health

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