(ANSA) - ROME, AUGUST 31 - The heat waves caused, in July, an excess of mortality of 29% among over-65s, for a total of 2,090 deaths in the 33 Italian cities monitored.
This is what emerges from the report published by the Ministry of Health, which shows that between 15 and 31 July there was a peak of excess mortality which reached 36%, equal to 1,412 deaths.
The greatest effect was found among the over 85s, including a 38% excess mortality in July.
Between 1 and 15 August the excess mortality dropped to + 18%, for a total of 641 deaths.
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