Loki
07-19-2013, 04:40 PM
Heatwave: 100 people in Wales could have died so far, according to study (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-23367459)
Up to 100 people may have died in Wales as a result of the heatwave so far, according to a study.
A leading public health research centre looked at the number of possible extra deaths due to the hot weather.
The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) estimated 60 to 100 mostly elderly people may have died from 6-14 July.
Meanwhile, the Welsh Ambulance Service is calling on members of the public to take extra care.
Ben Armstrong, a professor in epidemiological statistics at LSHTM, said the deaths were likely to have been "overwhelmingly among the elderly, especially those over 75".
He said some of the deaths may have been "among people who would have died just a few weeks later if there had been no heatwave".
He also estimated that between 540 and 760 people may have died in England in the same period due to the weather.
Up to 100 people may have died in Wales as a result of the heatwave so far, according to a study.
A leading public health research centre looked at the number of possible extra deaths due to the hot weather.
The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) estimated 60 to 100 mostly elderly people may have died from 6-14 July.
Meanwhile, the Welsh Ambulance Service is calling on members of the public to take extra care.
Ben Armstrong, a professor in epidemiological statistics at LSHTM, said the deaths were likely to have been "overwhelmingly among the elderly, especially those over 75".
He said some of the deaths may have been "among people who would have died just a few weeks later if there had been no heatwave".
He also estimated that between 540 and 760 people may have died in England in the same period due to the weather.