UK on track for record heat-related deaths this year, UKHSA estimates
Health Secretary Yvette Cooper said the sweltering heat has had a "serious impact this summer on people's health and on our NHS". She added: "My thoughts are with all those who have lost loved ones as a result of the long and intense heatwaves in recent months. It surpassed the previous high of 32.8C set back in 1922 and equalled in 1944.A month later, June's heatwave set another monthly temperature record - 38.0C in Lingwood, Norfolk.
- ▪Health Secretary Yvette Cooper said the sweltering heat has had a "serious impact this summer on people's health and on our NHS".
- ▪She added: "My thoughts are with all those who have lost loved ones as a result of the long and intense heatwaves in recent months.
- ▪It surpassed the previous high of 32.8C set back in 1922 and equalled in 1944.A month later, June's heatwave set another monthly temperature record - 38.0C in Lingwood, Norfolk.
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UK on track for record heat-related deaths this year, UKHSA estimatesImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, An estimated 2,877 heat-related deaths were caused by the May and June heatwaves in the UKByOlivia IrelandPublished30 July 2026, 11:18 BSTUpdated 15 minutes agoThe UK is on track this year for the highest number of heat-related deaths since records began, according to estimates by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).In a preliminary assessment, it said there were an estimated 2,877 heat-related deaths during the May and June heatwaves, almost double the figure for the whole of last year.An estimated 753 deaths were associated with the 24-27 May heatwave and a further 2,124 with the one from 21-28 June.
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