 You don't need us to tell you here at WTOP that it's been extremely hot in our region recently. The latest heat wave has even led to several deaths in our region. Six people in Maryland have been killed by the heat, four of them in Prince George's County, another in Anne Arundel County, and a death in Baltimore. The Washington Post reports one person has died from heat-related illness in Virginia. There are places for you to cool down if you need to escape the heat and protect your health.