Germany's Robert Koch Institute released a report on the 6th saying that as of July 26, about 11,900 people in Germany had died of high temperature-related causes this year. This figure exceeds the number of deaths related to high temperatures in any year since 2016. According to the report, it is conservatively estimated that about 9,600 people died as a result of the extreme heatwave in late June, and the actual death toll is likely to rise. Since June of this year, Europe, including Germany, has experienced rare high temperatures. Temperatures in many parts of Germany have reached around 40 degrees Celsius. According to the Robert Koch Institute, such high temperatures are extremely rare in Germany. Previously, the highest number of deaths related to high temperatures in Germany was in 2018, with about 9,000 deaths. According to the report, people over the age of 75 are most affected by high temperatures. As of July 26, the number of deaths related to high temperatures this year was about 2,910 people aged 75 to 84, and about 6060 people aged 85 and above.

Germany's Robert Koch Institute released a report on the 6th saying that as of July 26, about 11,900 people in Germany had died of high temperature-related causes this year. This figure exceeds the number of deaths related to high temperatures in any year since 2016. According to the report, it is conservatively estimated that about 9,600 people died as a result of the extreme heatwave in late June, and the actual death toll is likely to rise. Since June of this year, Europe, including Germany, has experienced rare high temperatures. Temperatures in many parts of Germany have reached around 40 degrees Celsius. According to the Robert Koch Institute, such high temperatures are extremely rare in Germany. Previously, the highest number of deaths related to high temperatures in Germany was in 2018, with about 9,000 deaths. According to the report, people over the age of 75 are most affected by high temperatures. As of July 26, the number of deaths related to high temperatures this year was about 2,910 people aged 75 to 84, and about 6060 people aged 85 and above.