Another 198 British Columbians died from toxic drugs in July, according to data released Tuesday by the B.C. Coroners Service, bringing the death toll in the first seven months of the year to 1,455.
The coroners service said the 1,455 deaths from January to July are the most ever reported in the first seven months of the year since a public health emergency over drug poisoning deaths in the province was declared in 2016.
“They are our friends and our neighbours, and it’s just so tragic that we’re losing so many important people that are important to us,” Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe told Gloria Macarenko, the host of CBC’s On The Coast.
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