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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/overdose-deaths-bc-august-2020-1.5735247
More people died of an illicit drug overdose in first 8 months of 2020 than all of 2019: B.C. coroner
147 deaths recorded in August, as figure remains high during pandemic
CBC News ? Posted: Sep 23, 2020 10:00 AM PT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago
British Columbia recorded 147 overdose deaths in August, pushing the death toll in the first eight months of 2020 past the total for all of 2019.
The BC Coroners Service said 1,068 people have died of a fatal overdose so far this year, compared to a total of 983 deaths last year.
The positive: The death toll in August represents a 16 per cent drop from the near-record number in July 2020...
More people died of an illicit drug overdose in first 8 months of 2020 than all of 2019: B.C. coroner
147 deaths recorded in August, as figure remains high during pandemic
CBC News ? Posted: Sep 23, 2020 10:00 AM PT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago
British Columbia recorded 147 overdose deaths in August, pushing the death toll in the first eight months of 2020 past the total for all of 2019.
The BC Coroners Service said 1,068 people have died of a fatal overdose so far this year, compared to a total of 983 deaths last year.
The positive: The death toll in August represents a 16 per cent drop from the near-record number in July 2020...