Heat-related illness patients in late summer up threefold over past decade: data
In 2024 alone, 1,299 people suffered from heat-related illnesses and 12 died from ipchu to late-August
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In 2024 alone, 1,299 people suffered from heat-related illnesses and 12 died from ipchu to late-August. An annual average of 215 heat-related patients were reported from "ipchu" to the end of August during the 2011-2015 period, according to an analysis by a research institute under the interior ministry using data from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. Deaths linked to heat-related illnesses also increased during the same period, rising from an annual average of 3.3 patients in 2012-2015 to more than four patients over the past decade from 2016 to 2025.
Furthermore, The figure rose to an annual average of 658 cases in 2016-2020 and to 638 cases in 2021-2025. Heat waves are expected to continue until late August this year, with daytime highs expected to range from 31-35 C across the country. 6, 2026, a day before "ipchu," the traditional marker of the beginning of autumn. (Yonhap) julesyi@yna.co.kr (END).
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In 2024 alone, 1,299 people suffered from heat-related illnesses and 12 died from ipchu to late-August.
reliability low1/2 sourcesAn annual average of 215 heat-related patients were reported from "ipchu" to the end of August during the 2011-2015 period, according to an analysis by a research institute under the interior ministry using data from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.
reliability low1/2 sourcesDeaths linked to heat-related illnesses also increased during the same period, rising from an annual average of 3.3 patients in 2012-2015 to more than four patients over the past decade from 2016 to 2025.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe figure rose to an annual average of 658 cases in 2016-2020 and to 638 cases in 2021-2025.
reliability low1/2 sourcesHeat waves are expected to continue until late August this year, with daytime highs expected to range from 31-35 C across the country.
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6, 2026, a day before "ipchu," the traditional marker of the beginning of autumn. (Yonhap) julesyi@yna.co.kr (END)
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