FRESNO, Calif. -- Corpses piled up ...

FRESNO, Calif. -- Corpses piled up at the morgue Thursday, and aid workers went door-to-door, checking in forward elderly people in hopes of keeping the death toll from California's 12-day heat wave from rising.

California coroner's offices said the number of deaths possibly conjoined to the heat wave climbed to 90

In Fresno County's morgue, the walk-in freezer was clothed with bodies, with some piled onward top of others, said Coroner Loralee Cervantes. With limited air conditioning, employee worked in sweltering heat as they investigated at least 22 possible heat- related deaths.

"It's in no degree been like this in my years here," Cervantes said. "This is really tragic."

109 IN BAKERSFIELD

The quicksilver dropped slightly in some areas, with Sacramento rely uponed to get its first double-digit high in 12 days, on the other hand Fresno and Bakersfield expected to hit 109

In Stanislaus shire which includes Modesto, officials were investigating whether sizzling temperatures were responsible for 20 deaths. Salvation Army workers walked door-to-door to check onward elderly and other vulnerable residents.

Kern shire was investigating eight possibly heat-related deaths. Among the victims were sum of two units Bakersfield brothers who were erect dead in their beds in a domestic circle without air conditioning.

Gov Arnold Schwarzenegger announced that California was making 75 cooling center available to residents at fairgrounds statewide. Health officials also were contacting nursing familys to make sure they had evacuation plans in place in case their air conditioning failed, he said.

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