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Japan Posts Record Number of Heatstroke Patients in May-Sept.

Japan Posts Record Number of Heatstroke Patients in May-Sept.

   Tokyo, Oct. 29 (Jiji Press)--The number of people who were sent to a hospital over heatstroke in Japan from May to September came in at 97,578, the highest level for the five-month period since 2008 when the statistics began, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Tuesday.
   The figure jumped by 6,111 from the same period last year as severe heat continued for a long time.
   The number of heatstroke patients in June and July marked the second-highest for those months. The figure in September topped 10,000 for the first time for the month.
   People aged 65 and over accounted for 57.4 pct of the total number of heatstroke patients in the five months, at 55,966.
   By place of heatstroke incident, residence accounted for 37,116, the highest figure, followed by road, at 18,576. Those who were confirmed dead immediately after being taken to a hospital made up 120.

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