The BC Coroners Service says preliminary numbers show 109 people in British Columbia lost their lives to suspected unregulated drug toxicity in May.
They add that’s the lowest number of monthly deaths due to suspected unregulated drug toxicity since February 2020, when 79 people lost their lives.
In Prince George, only one death was recorded in May, bringing the City’s total on the year to 22.
The BC Coroners Service says ten deaths were recorded across the Northern Health in May, bringing the health authority’s total to 55 on the year.
Northern Health continues to have the highest unregulated drug death rates per 100,000 at 43.8.
So far this year, the BC Coroners Service has reported 630 deaths due to suspected unregulated drug toxicity.
The BC Coroners Service’s data can be found here.
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