A man in his 80s in Seoul died from heat-related illness, marking South Korea's first such death this year and the earliest on record.
Health authorities reported that a man in his 80s died from heat-related illness in Seoul on Saturday. The case marks the earliest heat-related death since the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency began its nationwide monitoring system.
The agency launched the system across 516 emergency rooms on Friday. The nation's average high temperature reached 28.2 degrees Celsius on Saturday, with Seoul hitting 31.3 degrees, above seasonal norms.
Seven patients visited emergency rooms for heat-related issues on Friday, with four cases in Gyeonggi Province, two in Seoul and one in Incheon.
