Overdose Deaths Far Exceed COVID-19 Deaths In San Francisco

“…The number of San Francisco residents who have died from drug overdoses during the past year far exceeds the number who have died from COVID-19.

A record high number of 621 people died from overdoses in 2020 compared to the 173 who have died from COVID-19, according to statistics reported by The Associated Press.

In 2019, 441 people died from drug overdoses in the city, which gives 2020 the grim distinction of having experienced a staggering increase of more than 40%. The overdose statistics of 2019 were a 70% increase from those in 2018…”