The number of patients with heat-related illnesses here in Korea has reached over two-thousand this summer... which is already well above last year's total of 15-hundred. <br /> According the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday,.... 2-thousand-42 people have been diagnosed with heat-related illnesses... and 27 of them have died.<br /> With more scorching temperatures in the forecast,... the government is advising people to stay cool and be aware of their body conditions. <br />Past data shows that half of heat-related illnesses happened in early to mid-August. <br />
