Two people in Prince George died from drug-related overdoses in January according to the BC Coroner’s Service.
During the same month, Northern Health reported a total of six deaths.
Last year, the northern capital saw 46 drug-related deaths while the health region as a whole saw 90.
Across the province, 90 drug overdose deaths were reported in January.
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That’s a decline of 31% over the number of deaths from the same month last year and is also a 22% drop in the number of deaths dating back to December of 2018.
Vancouver Coastal and Fraser Health Authority had the highest number of deaths making up 62% of the number of deaths during this period.