130 People Hospitalized for Heatstroke in One Week

Breaking news "Gunma Prefecture".
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According to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 130 people were rushed to the hospital due to heatstroke in the prefecture in the week from July 7th to 13th.
Of these, five were seriously ill and required hospitalization for three weeks or more, but there were no deaths.
By age, 71 cases were elderly people aged 65 or older, accounting for more than half of the total.
The most common place of outbreak was at home or on property (61 cases), followed by workplaces such as construction sites (26 cases), and outdoors in places where many people gather (13 cases).