Posted: Jan 30, 2021 9:38 AM ET | Last Updated: January 30
Data shows that suspected fatal opioid overdose calls to Toronto paramedics were up 90 per cent in 2020 than the previous year. (Craig Chivers/CBC)
In the last 24 hours, Toronto paramedics have responded to a record 40 calls in the city for suspected opioid overdoses including three deaths.
According to a statement Saturday from Toronto Public Health (TPH), this is the highest daily number of calls that Toronto Paramedic Services has ever recorded.
The record-breaking figure comes after a news release issued by TPH on Friday which reported 34 deaths as a result of suspected opioid overdoses in December 2020 also a new record according to the public health unit.