Another 198 British Columbians died from toxic drugs in July, according to data released Tuesday by the B.C. Coroners Service, bringing the death toll in the first seven months of the year to 1,455 — the most since a public health emergency was declared in 2016.
A statue commemorating people who have died to drug overdoses is pictured at Seaforth Peace Park in Vancouver, British Columbia on Wednesday, April 13, 2022.
The coroners service said the 1,455 deaths from January to July are the most ever reported in the first seven months of the year since a public health emergency over drug poisoning deaths in the province was declared in 2016. B.C. Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe at a news conference on Jan. 31. A report released Tuesday shows 198 British Columbians died from toxic drugs in July 2023.
The 198 suspected unregulated drug deaths in July 2023 represent a five per cent decrease from the number of deaths from July last year, when there were 208. However, it's a four per cent increase from last month when there were 191 drug-related deaths.
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