The number of heatstroke victims rushed to hospitals between May 31 and Sunday totaled 31,579 nationwide, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Tuesday.
Among them, 132 people died of heatstroke shortly after being hospitalized, according to the agency's preliminary report.
In July alone, 17,680 people were taken to hospitals for heatstroke, of whom 94 died. Both figures were record highs for the month since the agency started compiling data in 2008.