Year’s first heat-related death logged

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The intense heat of recent days that reached the mid- to upper-90s probably led to the death of a Shelby County resident, the Health Department announced Friday.

No further information was provided about the county’s first heat-related fatality of 2015.

In a statement, department officials urged residents, especially the elderly, to spend as much time as possible in air-conditioned facilities, including shopping malls, libraries and movie theaters.

Fans do not provide sufficient cooling when temperatures are above 90 degrees, they said.