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Roy L Hales/Daily News - This is a Cortes Currents news update broadcast over Cortes Radio, CKTZ 89.5 FM.
It has been a week since B.C.’s chief coroner, Lisa Lapointe
“The number of people dying in B.C. due to an unsafe drug supply continues to surpass deaths due to homicides, motor vehicle accidents, suicide and COVID-19 combined.”
As of July 31, there have been 92 overdose fatalities in Southern Vancouver Island so far this year. Victoria has the second highest number of drug overdose deaths in the province.
There were also 18 deaths in North Island. While there are no statistics available, there have been a number of drug related emergency calls in both Campbell River and Quadra Island. It is not known how many of these ended in fatalities.
Regional Director Noba Anderson said, “We are not immune from this. Many people either knew a victim, or know someone whose life has been impacted by a drug overdose fatality.”
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