Thirty people have died so far this summer due to heat-related illness in Maryland, the highest number of heat deaths in the state in more than a decade, according to the latest state data.

And the grim milestone comes with weeks still remaining in this year’s “heat season,” the Maryland Health Department said.

David McCallister, public information officer for the health department, said in a written statement that the agency is reaching out to the departments of Aging and of Human Services to push messaging on heat safety practices, especially as older individuals make up a majority of heat-related fatalities.

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He said the department is working on “reminding people, especia

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