BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland health officials say three people died from heat-related conditions last week.

The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said Tuesday that the three victims were a Baltimore woman age 65 or older; a Somerset County man between the ages of 45 and 64; and a Prince George’s County man between the ages of 45 and 64.

All three had underlying health conditions.

The department says nine people have died of heat-related illness this year.

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