France recorded ​5,764 ⁠excess deaths between June ‌17 and July ‌2 when the country was hit by heatwaves, the ‌national health agency reported on ⁠Wednesday.Health Minister Stephanie Rist had originally estimated the excess deaths in late June at 2,025.* The count, which includes ​all deaths regardless of their cause, ‌represents a 36% excess mortality during the period, ⁠the agency said.* More than half of the excess deaths were ​recorded ‌between June 25 and June ‌27.* The deaths of people aged 75 and older represented ‌about two-thirds of ‌the excess ⁠mortality.* The tally ‌is still preliminary and final data will be available ⁠at the end ​of summer.Reuters