While B.C. has been successful at curbing the spread of COVID-19, new statistics reveal the other ongoing public health emergency in the province may be worsening.
Recently released data from the BC Coroners Service showed 113 people died from a suspected drug overdose in March. Exceeding 100 deaths in a month has not occurred since March 2019, it said.
The number of fatalities represents a 61 per cent increase over the number of deaths in February. Between January and March, 46 people in the Interior Health region lost their lives because of an overdose, prompting the health authority to post an update on its website entitled “Double Trouble: Dual health crisis pose unique challenge.” The IH article says while B.C.