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MIAMI BEACH, Fla. A 11th person has died after a nursing home in Hollywood, Florida, had its air conditioning system knocked out by Hurricane Irma earlier this month.

City officials reported the latest death on Friday, more than a week after the first victims were discovered. The agency identified the most recent victim as Alice Thomas, 94.

Among those who died earlier, three were found dead at the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills on Sept. 13 when Broward County fire rescue crews received several calls from the nursing home starting around 3 a.m., the city of Hollywood said in a statement. Another resident had died Sept. 12 and the body had been picked up by a funeral home. The remaining victims died after being evacuated to a nearby hospital.

The other victims have been identified as Bobby Owens, 84; Manuel Mario Medieta, 96; Miguel Antonio Franco, 92; Estella Hendricks, 71; Gail Nova, 71; Carolyn Eatherly, 78; Betty Hibbard, 84; Albertina Vega, 99; Carlos Canal, 93 and Martha Murray, 94.

The official causes of death have not yet been determined.

#Breaking 115 patients evacuated from Hollywood rehab center; 5 confirmed deaths. Call 954-265-1074 for information on relatives. @CBSMiami pic.twitter.com/fduFKFIyjN

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#Breaking 115 patients evacuated from Hollywood rehab center; 5 confirmed deaths. Call 954-265-1074 for information on relatives. @CBSMiami pic.twitter.com/fduFKFIyjN
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Hollywood Police Chief Tomas Sanchez said his department has opened a criminal investigation into the matter.

The initial investigation has determined that the facilitys air conditioning system was not fully functional, a statement from the city of Hollywood read Wednesday afternoon. Portable A/C units were being used in the facility, but the facility was excessively hot.

NEW: State of Florida temporarily shuts down nursing home center where at least 8 seniors died after Hurricane Irma power loss pic.twitter.com/SNoxCu6uDM

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NEW: State of Florida temporarily shuts down nursing home center where at least 8 seniors died after Hurricane Irma power loss pic.twitter.com/SNoxCu6uDM
CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) September 14, 2017

Floridas Agency for Health Care Administration issued an emergency suspension of the rehab centers license on Wednesday, nearly a week after Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) ordered an emergency moratorium on admissions to the facility.

When Broward County fire rescue crews arrived on the scene Wednesday morning, they found a number of people in respiratory distress and other distress, prompting them to evacuate the facilitys 158 patients, according to city spokeswoman Raelin Storey.

Once we determined that we had multiple deaths at the facilities and that the facilities are extremely hot, we made the decision to evacuate all of the patients, Storey said at a news conference.

Many of the patients were taken to Memorial Regional Hospital, across the street from the rehab center, Storey noted.

Randy Katz, the medical director for the hospitals emergency medical department, said the death toll could potentially rise, as more than a dozen patients remained under emergency care on Wednesday afternoon.

The scene was chaotic when I arrived, Katz told reporters. This is something unique, something extremely sad, and extremely unfortunate for the families of the patients.

Local ABC affiliate WPLG spoke to the air conditioner repairman who had been trying to fix the rehab centers cooling system.

Airstron employee Dave Long told WPLG that he had called Florida Power & Light several times over a period of days, requesting that the company fix a broken fuse that had popped out during Irma.

Theres nothing we can do, Long said. Weve been calling and calling... It just doesnt seem to be going anywhere and I cant do anything until we get that fuse popped back in.

Rob Gould, chief communications officer for Florida Power & Light, wouldnt comment on whether his company received calls for help from the rehab center. But he noted that Broward County officials never identified the facility as top-tier critical infrastructure as they had done with the hospital across the street.

What weve seen is something extremely tragic, Gould said during a press conference . It points to the need for having plans in advance when it comes to emergency preparation.

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