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Four dead, more than 50 suspected drug overdoses in Austin outbreak : Officials - WEIS | Local & Area News, Sports, & Weather

Four dead, more than 50 suspected drug overdoses in Austin outbreak : Officials - WEIS | Local & Area News, Sports, & Weather
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Oliver Helbig/Getty Images(AUSTIN, Texas) Officials in Austin, Texas, are investigating an "outbreak" of deadly drug overdoses spreading across the city.Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services (ATCEMS) and the Austin Police Department (APD) said they received a total of 51 calls for suspected overdoses as of Tuesday afternoon, with four suspected deaths related to the surge, according to local ABC News affiliate KVUE.APD said overdose patients range in age from 20s to 50s and across racial/ethnic groups, KVUE reported. Those who died from overdoses have not been identified but their ages range from mid-30s to mid-50s.The surge of calls began around 9:00 a.m. CT Monday morning and were concentrated in the downtown area, Angela Carr, EMS division chief at ATCEMS, said during a Monday evening press conference. Calls later began coming in from around the city, including residences, businesses and in areas accessible to the general public.Carr said a team was immediately

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4 dead, more than 50 suspected drug overdoses in outbreak in this city: Officials

Officials in Austin, Texas, are investigating an "outbreak" of drug overdoses with more than 50 suspected cases and at least four people dead.

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Four dead, more than 50 suspected drug overdoses in Austin outbreak : Officials

Four dead, more than 50 suspected drug overdoses in Austin outbreak : Officials
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With more than 50 overdoses and 8 killed, Texas capital seeing unusually deadly string of opioid incidents

Emergency personnel in Austin responded to a surge of "unusually deadly" drug overdoses on Monday and Tuesday, with more than 50 instances and eight fatalities.

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