San Francisco Overdose Deaths Far Outpaced COVID-19 Deaths in 2020

San Francisco Overdose Deaths Far Outpaced COVID-19 Deaths in 2020
A police officer on a foot patrol in Chinatown in San Francisco on March 18, 2021. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Ivan Pentchoukov
Updated:
Nearly three times as many people died from accidental drug overdoses in San Francisco in 2020 than from the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, according to preliminary data released by the city’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
A total of 713 people died from drug overdoses in the city in 2020 compared to 255 who died from the CCP virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus.
Ivan Pentchoukov
Ivan Pentchoukov
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Ivan is the national editor of The Epoch Times. He has reported for The Epoch Times on a variety of topics since 2011.
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