More than a dozen people in Santa Clara County have died possibly from the effects of the recent Bay Area heat wave, county officials confirmed Tuesday.
The county's Medical Examiner-Coroner Office said 14 deaths are currently being investigated as potentially heat-related as of Tuesday.Of those deaths, the office said two individuals were unhoused and one was in transitional housing.The San Jose Peace & Justice Center's Unhouse Response Group has claimed at least five unhoused people have died since July 1 because of the heat.
KPIX First Alert Weather: Current conditions, alerts, maps for your areaAfter a pause due to cooler weather Tuesday, portions of Santa Clara County are among the Bay Area counties under an Excessive Heat Warning, resuming at 11 a.m. Wednesday through 8 p.m. Friday.The National Weather Service said inland valleys will see highs in the mid-90s to the mid-100s, creating an 'exceptionally dangerous' situation.
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