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2020 saw opioid deaths in Erie County double from 2019 WKBW and last updated 2021-02-25 15:05:37-05 BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — According to the Erie County Department of Health, 2020 saw a massive step back in the fight against opioids. The county is reporting 232 confirmed opioid-related overdose deaths in 2020. 17 cases are still pending, so that is roughly a 49% increase over 2019. County leaders says the pandemic is a major force behind this increase. One of the challenges during the pandemic is that it is hard to reach people one on one, Erie County Health Commissioner Dr. Gale Burstein said. According to the county, in 2020, 50% of all fatal overdoses were linked to drugs laced with fentanyl. It s statistics like these that make access to care more vital than ever and when it comes to the confines of COVID-19, that help often needs to be virtual. Dr. Joshua Lynch and New York Matters try and offer exactly that.

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