France saw 7,000 excess deaths during heatwaves until late July

French Health Minister ​Stephanie Rist said ‌on Friday that there were ​around 7,000 ​excess deaths recorded during ⁠the blistering ​heatwaves that hit ​the country this summer as of ​late July, ​adding that final data ‌will ⁠be available in the coming weeks, Reuters reported.

The country's health ​agency ​had previously ⁠estimated the excess deaths ​during the ​period between ⁠June 17 and July ⁠2 ​at 5,764.