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2023 Week 39 Heat-Related Illness Report 2023 Week 39 Heat-Related Illness Report
Please find attached the Denton County Heat-Related Illness (HRI) Surveillance Report for Week 39 (September 23 – September 30, 2023). The information in this report was obtained through hospitals participating in syndromic surveillance, the National Weather Service, and Denton County’s Medical Examiner’s Office. To date in the 2023 season, there have been 255 cases of HRI in Denton County residents, with 5 of these cases observed in week 39. The leading cause of reported HRI cases this season is heat exhaustion at 45% followed by other heat-related illness (which includes heat-related overexposure, rash, stress, and malaise) at 33%. Males between the ages of 18 and 35 have experienced the largest amount of HRI cases among all age groups. Denton County has reported 3 heat related deaths in the 2023 season which occurred in MMWR Weeks 30, 31, and 34. This concludes our surveillance of Heat Related Illness for the 2023 season.
2023 Week 38 Heat-Related Illness Report 2023 Week 38 Heat-Related Illness Report
Please find attached the Denton County Heat-Related Illness (HRI) Surveillance Report for Week 38 (September 17 – September 23, 2023). The information in this report was obtained through hospitals participating in syndromic surveillance, the National Weather Service, and Denton County’s Medical Examiner’s Office. To date in the 2023 season, there have been 250 cases of HRI in Denton County residents, with 3 of these cases observed in week 38. The leading cause of reported HRI cases this season is heat exhaustion at 46% followed by other heat-related illness (which includes heat-related overexposure, rash, stress, and malaise) at 34%. Males between the ages of 18 and 35 have experienced the largest amount of HRI cases among all age groups. Denton County has reported 3 heat related deaths in the 2023 season which occurred in MMWR Weeks 30, 31, and 34.
2023 Week 37 Heat-Related Illness Report 2023 Week 37 Heat-Related Illness Report
Please find attached the Denton County Heat-Related Illness (HRI) Surveillance Report for Week 37 (September 10 – September 16, 2023). The information in this report was obtained through hospitals participating in syndromic surveillance, the National Weather Service, and Denton County’s Medical Examiner’s Office. To date in the 2023 season, there have been 247 cases of HRI in Denton County residents, with 1 of these cases observed in week 37. The leading cause of reported HRI cases this season is heat exhaustion at 46% followed by other heat-related illness (which includes heat-related overexposure, rash, stress, and malaise) at 34%. Males between the ages of 18 and 35 have experienced the largest amount of HRI cases among all age groups. Denton County has reported 3 heat related deaths in the 2023 season which occurred in MMWR Weeks 30, 31, and 34.
2023 Week 36 Heat-Related Illness Report 2023 Week 36 Heat-Related Illness Report
Please find attached the Denton County Heat-Related Illness (HRI) Surveillance Report for Week 36 (September 3 – September 9, 2023). The information in this report was obtained through hospitals participating in syndromic surveillance, the National Weather Service, and Denton County’s Medical Examiner’s Office. To date in the 2023 season, there have been 245 cases of HRI in Denton County residents, with 13 of these cases observed in Week 36. The leading cause of reported HRI cases this season is heat exhaustion at 46% followed by other heat-related illness (which includes heat-related overexposure, rash, stress, and malaise) at 34%. Males between the ages of 18 and 35 have experienced the largest amount of HRI cases among all age groups. Denton County has reported 3 heat related deaths in the 2023 season which occurred in MMWR Week 30, a newly reported case in Week 31, and Week 34.
2023 Week 35 Heat-Related Illness Report 2023 Week 35 Heat-Related Illness Report
Please find attached the Denton County Heat-Related Illness (HRI) Surveillance Report for Week 35 (August 27 – September 2, 2023). The information in this report was obtained through hospitals participating in syndromic surveillance, the National Weather Service, and Denton County’s Medical Examiner’s Office. To date in the 2023 season, there have been 231 cases of HRI in Denton County residents, with 4 of these cases observed in week 35. The leading cause of reported HRI cases this season is heat exhaustion at 47% followed by other heat-related illness (which includes heat-related overexposure, rash, stress, and malaise) at 34%. Males between the ages of 18 and 35 have experienced the largest amount of HRI cases among all age groups.
2023 Week 34 Heat-Related Illness Report 2023 Week 34 Heat-Related Illness Report
Please find attached the Denton County Heat-Related Illness (HRI) Surveillance Report for Week 34 (August 20 – August 26, 2023). The information in this report was obtained through hospitals participating in syndromic surveillance, the National Weather Service, and Denton County’s Medical Examiner’s Office. To date in the 2023 season, there have been 227 cases of HRI in Denton County residents, with 29 of these cases observed in week 34. The leading cause of reported HRI cases this season is heat exhaustion at 47% followed by other heat-related illness (which includes heat-related overexposure, rash, stress, and malaise) at 34%. Males between the ages of 18 and 35 have experienced the largest amount of HRI cases among all age groups. Denton County is reporting 2 heat-related deaths this season, occurring in weeks 30 and 34.
2023 Week 33 Heat-Related Illness Report 2023 Week 33 Heat-Related Illness Report
Please find attached the Denton County Heat-Related Illness (HRI) Surveillance Report for Week 33 (August 13 – August 19, 2023). The information in this report was obtained through hospitals participating in syndromic surveillance, the National Weather Service, and Denton County’s Medical Examiner’s Office. To date in the 2023 season, there have been 192 cases of HRI in Denton County residents, with 12 of these cases observed in week 33. The leading cause of reported HRI cases this season is heat exhaustion at 43% followed by other heat-related illness (which includes heat-related overexposure, rash, stress, and malaise) at 35%. Males between the ages of 18 and 35 have experienced the largest amount of HRI cases among all age groups.
2023 Week 32 Heat-Related Illness Report 2023 Week 32 Heat-Related Illness Report
Please find attached the Denton County Heat-Related Illness (HRI) Surveillance Report for Week 32 (August 6 – August 12). The information in this report was obtained through hospitals participating in syndromic surveillance, the National Weather Service, and Denton County’s Medical Examiner’s Office. To date in the 2023 season, there have been 186 cases of HRI in Denton County residents, with 26 of these cases observed in week 32. The leading cause of reported HRI cases this season is heat exhaustion at 43% followed by other heat-related illness (which includes heat-related overexposure, rash, stress, and malaise) at 36%. Males between the ages of 18 and 35 have experienced the largest amount of HRI cases among all age groups.
2023 Week 31 Heat-Related Illness Report 2023 Week 31 Heat-Related Illness Report
Please find attached the Denton County Heat-Related Illness (HRI) Surveillance Report for Week 31 (July 30 – August 5, 2023). The information in this report was obtained through hospitals participating in syndromic surveillance, the National Weather Service, and Denton County’s Medical Examiner’s Office. To date in the 2023 season, there have been 160 cases of HRI in Denton County residents, with 27 of these cases observed in week 31. The leading cause of reported HRI cases this season is heat exhaustion at 42% followed by other heat-related illness (which includes heat-related overexposure, rash, stress, and malaise) at 38%. Males between the ages of 18 and 35 have experienced the largest amount of HRI cases among all age groups. We are reporting our first heat related death of the season in this week’s report, which occurred in week 30.
2023 Week 30 Heat-Related Illness Report 2023 Week 30 Heat-Related Illness Report
Please find attached the Denton County Heat-Related Illness (HRI) Surveillance Report for Week 30 (July 23 – July 29, 2023). The information in this report was obtained through hospitals participating in syndromic surveillance, the National Weather Service, and Denton County’s Medical Examiner’s Office. To date in the 2023 season, there have been 132 cases of HRI in Denton County residents, with 14 of these cases observed in week 30. The leading cause of reported HRI cases this season is heat exhaustion at 40% followed by other heat-related illness (which includes heat-related overexposure, rash, stress, and malaise) at 37%. Males between the ages of 18 and 35 have experienced the largest amount of HRI cases among all age groups.
2023 Week 29 Heat-Related Illness Report 2023 Week 29 Heat-Related Illness Report
Please find attached the Denton County Heat-Related Illness (HRI) Surveillance Report for Week 29 (July 16 – July 22, 2023). The information in this report was obtained through hospitals participating in syndromic surveillance, the National Weather Service, and Denton County’s Medical Examiner’s Office. To date in the 2023 season, there have been 118 cases of HRI in Denton County residents, with 23 of these cases observed in week 29. The leading cause of reported HRI cases this season is other heat-related illness (which includes heat-related overexposure, rash, stress, and malaise) at 39% followed by heat exhaustion at 37%. Males between the ages of 18 and 35 have experienced the largest amount of HRI cases among all age groups.
2023 Week 28 Heat-Related Illness Report 2023 Week 28 Heat-Related Illness Report
Please find attached the Denton County Heat-Related Illness (HRI) Surveillance Report for Week 28 (July 9 – July 15, 2023). The information in this report was obtained through hospitals participating in syndromic surveillance, the National Weather Service, and Denton County’s Medical Examiner’s Office. To date in the 2023 season, there have been 95 cases of HRI in Denton County residents, with 20 of these cases observed in week 28. The leading cause of reported HRI cases this season is other heat-related illness (which includes heat-related overexposure, rash, stress, and malaise) at 39% followed by heat exhaustion at 36%. Males between the ages of 18 and 34 have experienced the largest amount of HRI cases among all age groups.
2023 Week 27 Heat-Related Illness Report 2023 Week 27 Heat-Related Illness Report
Please find attached the Denton County Heat-Related Illness (HRI) Surveillance Report for Week 27 (July 2 – July 8, 2023). The information in this report was obtained through hospitals participating in syndromic surveillance, the National Weather Service, and Denton County’s Medical Examiner’s Office. To date in the 2023 season, there have been 75 cases of HRI in Denton County residents, with 11 of these cases observed in week 27. The leading cause of reported HRI cases this season is other heat-related illness (which includes heat-related overexposure, rash, stress, and malaise) at 41% followed by heat exhaustion at 34%. Males between the ages of 36 and 50 have experienced the largest amount of HRI cases among all age groups.
2023 Week 26 Heat-Related Illness Report 2023 Week 26 Heat-Related Illness Report
Please find attached the Denton County Heat-Related Illness (HRI) Surveillance Report for Week 26 (June 25th – July 1st, 2023). The information in this report was obtained through hospitals participating in syndromic surveillance, the National Weather Service, and Denton County’s Medical Examiner’s Office. To date in the 2023 season, there have been 64 cases of HRI in Denton County residents, with 26 of these cases observed in week 26. The leading cause of reported HRI cases this season is other heat-related illness (which includes heat-related overexposure, rash, stress, and malaise) at 37% followed by heat exhaustion at 36%. Males between the ages of 36 and 50 have experienced the largest amount of HRI cases among all age groups.
2023 Week 25 Heat-Related Illness Report 2023 Week 25 Heat-Related Illness Report
Please find attached the Denton County Heat-Related Illness (HRI) Surveillance Report for Week 25 (June 18 – June 24, 2023). The information in this report was obtained through hospitals participating in syndromic surveillance, the National Weather Service, and Denton County’s Medical Examiner’s Office. To date in the 2023 season, there have been 38 cases of HRI in Denton County residents, with 15 of these cases observed in week 25. The leading cause of reported HRI cases this season is other heat-related illness (which includes heat-related overexposure, rash, stress, and malaise) at 32% followed by a tie between heat exhaustion and sunburn at 29%. Males between the ages of 18 and 35 have experienced the largest amount of HRI cases among all age groups.
2023 Week 24 Heat-Related Illness Report 2023 Week 24 Heat-Related Illness Report
Please find attached the Denton County Heat-Related Illness (HRI) Surveillance Report for Week 24 (June 11 – June 17, 2023). The information in this report was obtained through hospitals participating in syndromic surveillance, the National Weather Service, and Denton County’s Medical Examiner’s Office. To date in the 2023 season, there have been 23 cases of HRI in Denton County residents, with 5 of these cases observed in week 24. The leading cause of reported HRI cases this season is other heat-related illness (which includes heat-related overexposure, rash, stress, and malaise) at 39% followed by sunburn at 35% Males between the ages of 18 and 35 have experienced the largest amount of HRI cases among all age groups.
2023 Week 23 Heat-Related Illness Report 2023 Week 23 Heat-Related Illness Report
Please find attached the Denton County Heat-Related Illness (HRI) Surveillance Report for Week 23 (June 4 – June 10, 2023). The information in this report was obtained through hospitals participating in syndromic surveillance and the National Weather Service. To date in the 2023 season, there have been 18 cases of HRI in Denton County residents, with 4 of these cases observed in week 23. This week there is no leading cause of HRI, as it is split evenly between Heat Exhaustion, Sunburn, and Other Heat-Related Illness (which includes heat-related overexposure, rash, stress, and malaise) all at 33%. Males between the ages of 18 and 35 have experienced the largest amount of HRI cases among all age groups.
2023 Week 22 Heat-Related Illness Report 2023 Week 22 Heat-Related Illness Report
Please find attached the Denton County Heat-Related Illness (HRI) Surveillance Report for Week 22 (May 28 – June 3, 2023). The information in this report was obtained through hospitals participating in syndromic surveillance and the National Weather Service. To date in the 2023 season, there have been 14 cases of HRI in Denton County residents, with 4 of these cases observed in Week 22. The leading cause of reported HRI cases this season is split between Heat Exhaustion and Sunburn, both at 36%, followed by other heat-related illness (which includes heat-related overexposure, rash, stress, and malaise) at 28%. Males between the ages of 36 and 50 have experienced the largest amount of HRI cases among all age groups.
2023 Week 21 Heat-Related Illness Report 2023 Week 21 Heat-Related Illness Report
To date in the 2023 season, there have been 10 cases of HRI in Denton County residents, with 3 of these cases observed in week 21. The leading cause of reported HRI cases this season is sunburn at 40% followed by heat exhaustion at 30%. Males between the ages of 36 and 50 have experienced the largest amount of HRI cases among all age groups.
2023 Week 20 Heat-Related Illness Report 2023 Week 20 Heat-Related Illness Report
Please find attached the Denton County Heat-Related Illness (HRI) Surveillance Report for Week 20 (May 14, 2023 – May 20, 2023). The information in this report was obtained through hospitals participating in syndromic surveillance and the National Weather Service. To date in the 2023 season, there have been 7 cases of HRI in Denton County residents, with 1 of these cases observed in week 20. The leading cause of reported HRI cases this season is other heat-related illness (which includes heat-related overexposure, rash, stress, and malaise) at 50% followed by sunburn at 33%. Males between the ages of 36 and 50 have experienced the largest amount of HRI cases among all age groups.
2022 Week 38 Heat-Related Illness Report 2022 Week 38 Heat-Related Illness Report
Please find attached the Denton County Heat-Related Illness (HRI) Surveillance Report for Week 38 (September 18 – September 24, 2022). The information in this report was obtained through hospitals participating in syndromic surveillance and the National Weather Service. To date in the 2022 season, there have been 180 cases of HRI in Denton County residents, with 8 of these cases observed in week 38. The leading cause of reported HRI cases this season is other heat-related illness (which includes heat-related overexposure, rash, stress, and malaise) at 49% followed by heat exhaustion at 33%. Males between the ages of 36 and 50 have experienced the largest amount of HRI cases among all age groups.
2022 Week 37 Heat-Related Illness Report 2022 Week 37 Heat-Related Illness Report
Please find attached the Denton County Heat-Related Illness (HRI) Surveillance Report for Week 37 (September 11 – September 17, 2022). The information in this report was obtained through hospitals participating in syndromic surveillance and the National Weather Service. To date in the 2022 season, there have been 172 cases of HRI in Denton County residents, with 3 of these cases observed in week 37. The leading cause of reported HRI cases this season is other heat-related illness (which includes heat-related overexposure, rash, stress, and malaise) at 49% followed by heat exhaustion at 32%. Males between the ages of 18 and 50 have experienced the largest amount of HRI cases among all age groups.
2022 Week 36 Heat-Related Illness Report 2022 Week 36 Heat-Related Illness Report
Please find attached the Denton County Heat-Related Illness (HRI) Surveillance Report for Week 36 (September 4 – September 10, 2022). The information in this report was obtained through hospitals participating in syndromic surveillance and the National Weather Service. To date in the 2022 season, there have been 169 cases of HRI in Denton County residents, with 2 of these cases observed in week 36. The leading cause of reported HRI cases this season is other heat-related illness (which includes heat-related overexposure, rash, stress, and malaise) at 48% followed by heat exhaustion at 32%. Males between the ages of 18 and 35 have experienced the largest amount of HRI cases among all age groups.
2022 Week 35 Heat-Related Illness Report 2022 Week 35 Heat-Related Illness Report
Please find attached the Denton County Heat-Related Illness (HRI) Surveillance Report for Week 35 (August 28 – September 3, 2022). The information in this report was obtained through hospitals participating in syndromic surveillance and the National Weather Service. To date in the 2022 season, there have been 167 cases of HRI in Denton County residents, with 6 of these cases observed in week 35. The leading cause of reported HRI cases this season is other heat-related illness (which includes heat-related overexposure, rash, stress, and malaise) at 48% followed by heat exhaustion at 32%. Males between the ages of 18 and 35 have experienced the largest amount of HRI cases among all age groups.
2022 Week 34 Heat-Related Illness Report 2022 Week 34 Heat-Related Illness Report
Please find attached the Denton County Heat-Related Illness (HRI) Surveillance Report for Week 34 (August 21 – August 27, 2022). The information in this report was obtained through hospitals participating in syndromic surveillance and the National Weather Service. To date in the 2022 season, there have been 161 cases of HRI in Denton County residents, with 4 of these cases observed in week 34. The leading cause of reported HRI cases this season is other heat-related illness (which includes heat-related overexposure, rash, stress, and malaise) at 48% followed by heat exhaustion at 32%. Males between the ages of 18 and 35 have experienced the largest amount of HRI cases among all age groups.
2022 Week 33 Heat-Related Illness Report 2022 Week 33 Heat-Related Illness Report
Please find attached the Denton County Heat-Related Illness (HRI) Surveillance Report for Week 33 (August 14 – August 20, 2022). The information in this report was obtained through hospitals participating in syndromic surveillance and the National Weather Service. To date in the 2022 season, there have been 157 cases of HRI in Denton County residents, with 8 of these cases observed in week 33. The leading cause of reported HRI cases this season is other heat-related illness (which includes heat-related overexposure, rash, stress, and malaise) at 47% followed by heat exhaustion at 32%. Males between the ages of 18 and 35 have experienced the largest amount of HRI cases among all age groups.
2022 Week 32 Heat-Related Illness Report 2022 Week 32 Heat-Related Illness Report
Please find attached the Denton County Heat-Related Illness (HRI) Surveillance Report for Week 32 (August 7 – August 13, 2022). The information in this report was obtained through hospitals participating in syndromic surveillance and the National Weather Service. To date in the 2022 season, there have been 149 cases of HRI in Denton County residents, with 8 of these cases observed in week 32. The leading cause of reported HRI cases this season is other heat-related illness (which includes heat-related overexposure, rash, stress, and malaise) at 47% followed by heat exhaustion at 33%. Males between the ages of 18 and 35 have experienced the largest amount of HRI cases among all age groups.
2022 Week 31 Heat-Related Illness Report 2022 Week 31 Heat-Related Illness Report
Please find attached the Denton County Heat-Related Illness (HRI) Surveillance Report for Week 31 (July 31– August 6, 2022). The information in this report was obtained through hospitals participating in syndromic surveillance and the National Weather Service. To date in the 2022 season, there have been 141 cases of HRI in Denton County residents, with 10 of these cases observed in week 31. The leading cause of reported HRI cases this season is other heat-related illness (which includes heat-related overexposure, rash, stress, and malaise) at 47% followed by heat exhaustion at 33%. Males between the ages of 18 and 35 have experienced the largest amount of HRI cases among all age groups. We are reporting our first heat-related death in this week’s report. The death occurred in week 29.
2022 Week 30 Heat-Related Illness Report 2022 Week 30 Heat-Related Illness Report
Please find attached the Denton County Heat-Related Illness (HRI) Surveillance Report for Week 30 (July 24– July 30, 2022). The information in this report was obtained through hospitals participating in syndromic surveillance and the National Weather Service. To date in the 2022 season, there have been 130 cases of HRI in Denton County residents, with 11 of these cases observed in week 30. The leading cause of reported HRI cases this season is other heat-related illness (which includes heat-related overexposure, rash, stress, and malaise) at 47% followed by heat exhaustion at 34%. Males between the ages of 18 and 35 have experienced the largest amount of HRI cases among all age groups.
2022 Week 29 Heat-Related Illness Report 2022 Week 29 Heat-Related Illness Report
Please find attached the Denton County Heat-Related Illness (HRI) Surveillance Report for Week 29 (July 17– July 23, 2022). The information in this report was obtained through hospitals participating in syndromic surveillance and the National Weather Service. To date in the 2022 season, there have been 119 cases of HRI in Denton County residents, with 17 of these cases observed in week 29. The leading cause of reported HRI cases this season is other heat-related illness (which includes heat-related overexposure, rash, stress, and malaise) at 49% followed by heat exhaustion at 33%. Males between the ages of 18 and 35 have experienced the largest amount of HRI cases among all age groups.
2022 Week 28 Heat-Related Illness Report 2022 Week 28 Heat-Related Illness Report
Please find attached the Denton County Heat-Related Illness (HRI) Surveillance Report for Week 28 (July 10– July 16, 2022). The information in this report was obtained through hospitals participating in syndromic surveillance and the National Weather Service. To date in the 2022 season, there have been 102 cases of HRI in Denton County residents, with 19 of these cases observed in week 28. The leading cause of reported HRI cases this season is other heat-related illness (which includes heat-related overexposure, rash, stress, and malaise) at 48% followed by heat exhaustion at 33%. Males in the ages groups of 18-35 and 36-50 are tied for the largest amount of HRI cases among all age groups.
2022 Week 27 Heat-Related Illness Report 2022 Week 27 Heat-Related Illness Report
Please find attached the Denton County Heat-Related Illness (HRI) Surveillance Report for Week 27 (July 3– July 9, 2022). The information in this report was obtained through hospitals participating in syndromic surveillance and the National Weather Service. To date in the 2022 season, there have been 83 cases of HRI in Denton County residents, with 20 of these cases observed in week 27. The leading cause of reported HRI cases this season is other heat-related illness (which includes heat-related overexposure, rash, stress, and malaise) at 49% followed by heat exhaustion at 30%. Males between the ages of 18 and 35 have experienced the largest amount of HRI cases among all age groups.
2022 Week 26 Heat-Related Illness Report 2022 Week 26 Heat-Related Illness Report
Please find attached the Denton County Heat-Related Illness (HRI) Surveillance Report for Week 26 (June 26 – July 2, 2022). The information in this report was obtained through hospitals participating in syndromic surveillance and the National Weather Service. To date in the 2022 season, there have been 63 cases of HRI in Denton County residents, with 8 of these cases observed in week 26. The leading cause of reported HRI cases this season is other heat-related illness (which includes heat-related overexposure, rash, stress, and malaise) at 51% followed by heat exhaustion at 22%. Males between the ages of 18 and 35 have experienced the largest amount of HRI cases among all age groups.
2022 Week 25 Heat-Related Illness Report 2022 Week 25 Heat-Related Illness Report
Please find attached the Denton County Heat-Related Illness (HRI) Surveillance Report for Week 25 (June 19 – June 25, 2022). The information in this report was obtained through hospitals participating in syndromic surveillance and the National Weather Service. To date in the 2022 season, there have been 55 cases of HRI in Denton County residents, with 19 of these cases observed in week 25. The leading cause of reported HRI cases this season is other heat-related illness (which includes heat-related overexposure, rash, stress, and malaise) at 47% followed by heat exhaustion at 25%. Males between the ages of 18 and 35 have experienced the largest amount of HRI cases among all age groups.
2022 Week 24 Heat-Related Illness Report 2022 Week 24 Heat-Related Illness Report
Please find attached the Denton County Heat-Related Illness (HRI) Surveillance Report for Week 24 (June 12 – June 18, 2022). The information in this report was obtained through hospitals participating in syndromic surveillance and the National Weather Service. To date in the 2022 season, there have been 36 cases of HRI in Denton County residents, with 15 of these cases observed in week 24. The leading cause of reported HRI cases this season is other heat-related illness (which includes heat-related overexposure, rash, stress, and malaise) at 42% followed by heat exhaustion at 30%. Both males and females between the ages of 18 and 35 have experienced the largest amount of HRI cases among all age groups.
2022 Week 23 Heat-Related Illness Report 2022 Week 23 Heat-Related Illness Report
Please find attached the Denton County Heat-Related Illness (HRI) Surveillance Report for Week 23 (June 5 – June 11, 2022). The information in this report was obtained through hospitals participating in syndromic surveillance and the National Weather Service. To date in the 2022 season, there have been 21 cases of HRI in Denton County residents, with 10 of these cases observed in week 23. The leading cause of reported HRI cases this season is other heat-related illness (which includes heat-related overexposure, rash, stress, and malaise) at 38% followed by heat exhaustion at 33%. Females between the ages of 18 and 35 have experienced the largest amount of HRI cases among all age groups.
2022 Week 22 Heat-Related Illness Report 2022 Week 22 Heat-Related Illness Report
Please find attached the Denton County Heat-Related Illness (HRI) Surveillance Report for Week 22 (May 29 – June 4, 2022). The information in this report was obtained through hospitals participating in syndromic surveillance. To date in the 2022 season, there have been 11 cases of HRI in Denton County residents, with 8 of these cases observed in week 22. The leading cause of reported HRI cases this season is sunburn at 45%. Females between the ages of 18 and 35 have experienced the largest amount of HRI cases among all age groups.