BC Coroners Service says at least 198 people died of overdoses in the province in January from toxic, unregulated drugs.
That’s about six people dying per day in B.C., according to the latest data released Thursday (Feb. 29). Of the 198 people who died, seven out of every 10 people were between the ages of 30 and 59.
While no area of the province has been spared by the overdose crisis, BC Coroners Service says the areas with the highest rates of death are the northern Interior, north and central Vancouver Island, Vancouver and the northeast.