The BC Coroners Service says that 155 people died of unregulated toxic drugs in October, averaging about five deaths per day across the province.
An ambulance drives past the emergency entrance of Vancouver General Hospital in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, April 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
“The BC Coroners Service does not have the investigative data to suggest why this decrease has occurred, though it is consistent with reporting from other jurisdictions and BCCS is working with partners to understand this further,” said the coroners service in a release Monday. In October, Vancouver Coastal Health was the health authority with the highest number of toxic drug deaths, with 48, followed by Fraser Health with 43 and Island Health with 25.
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