NYC overdose deaths spike 36 percent, CDC data shows - New York Post

A heartbreaking 2,243 people in the five boroughs died from drug overdoses for the 12-month period ending March 31, compared to 1,653 who died in the same period the year before, according to agency stats.

A total of 1,853 people died from opioid overdoses during the 12-month period, a 45 percent increase from 2020.

Overdoses are up 31 percent nationwide, with 96,779 deaths for the same 12-month period.

A rep for the city Health Department said that while it “is still researching the increase in overdose deaths in 2020, a national increase of fentanyl in the drug supply, along with pandemic-related stressors, are most likely the causes.”.