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Hurricane Irma caused over 400 senior deaths in Florida, study says

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TAMPA, Fla. – The aftereffects of 2017's Hurricane Irma appear to have killed more than 400 senior residents of Florida nursing homes, a new university study shows.

Researchers at the University of South Florida and Brown University concluded that 433 additional patients died within 90 days of the September 2017 storm, compared to the same period in 2015, when there were no hurricanes.

Their study examined health data for 62,000 patients at 640 Florida nursing homes obtained from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, according to the Tampa Bay Times.

The study was recently released. The study was prompted by the heat-related deaths of 12 residents at a Broward County nursing home.

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