Vancouver Island had 39 confirmed deaths in January, including 11 in Greater Victoria in January and 12 in Nanaimo, according to data from the Coroners Service.
The B.C. Coroners Service says 211 people died in January, bringing the number of deaths to at least 11,195 since the public-health emergency was declared in 2016.
Nanaimo has the third-highest number of overdose deaths in B.C. so far this year, behind Vancouver and Surrey, with 61 and 24, respectively.
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