COLUMBUS – Franklin County Coroner has released the first quarter of fatality report for 2020 and it shows a significant increase in overdoses.
191 cases of apparent and suspected drug overdoses were reporting in just the first quarter of 2020, in 2019 we had 123 overdoses in the same quarter. Overdoses in January and February were more significant than March showing 74.4% increase in January and a staggering 117.9% in February.
To read the full report click here: https://coroner.franklincountyohio.gov/getattachment/Media/2020-First-Quarter-Drug-Overdose-Deaths-Report/2020-First-Quarter-Drug-Overdose-Deaths-Report.pdf.aspx
