It is reported by TASS with reference to the press release of the department.
“From July 7 to July 18, 2022 inclusive, Portugal (on the mainland and on the islands) experienced excess mortality, totaling 1,063 deaths.
These values are preliminary and will be updated,” the document says.
The department also emphasized that since July 6, 2022, very high temperature values \u200b\u200bwith a red hot weather warning were recorded in most areas of the Portuguese mainland.
On June 27, it was reported that the Italian Ministry of Health announced the highest, "red" level of weather danger in 12 Italian cities, including Rome, due to the heat.