State officials have recorded 24 deaths related to the cold weather as of Jan. 18, according to the latest data available from the Maryland Department of Health.

The update comes as much of the Baltimore region this week was under a cold weather advisory, with temperatures dipping into the single digits. The latest reporting period doesn’t yet include updates from these recent days with dangerously cold weather.

Of the people who have died this winter from hypothermia as a cause or contributing factor, 17 were male, according to MDH data. Most were age 45 or older and nobody younger than 18 has died from the cold so far this winter.

A plurality of the deaths — eight of them — have been in Baltimore. Baltimore County has seen the second-highest number of cold-related deaths at four.

Other cold-related deaths have been reported in Central and Southern Maryland, and on the Eastern Shore. No deaths have been reported further west than Carroll County.

Last winter, 70 Marylanders died from cold, according to MDH. Forty-five died during the 2022-2023 winter season.

In addition to reported deaths, there have been 1,148 recorded emergency room or urgent care visits for cold-related illness so far this winter season. There were 1,712 of those visits over the course of the 2023-2024 winter.

Hypothermia is a medical emergency, and anyone experiencing it should be seen by a medical professional as soon as possible. Hypothermia kills between 700 and 1,500 people annually in the U.S., according to the Cleveland Clinic.

The health department provides a list of phone numbers for Marylanders to find local warming centers, depending on where they’re located.