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Overdose deaths far outpace coronavirus fatalities in San Francisco as lockdowns continue

By Emma Colton
Published December 20, 2020 2:58pm ET
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Overdose deaths far outpace coronavirus fatalities in San Francisco as lockdowns continue
This Friday, June 1, 2018, file photo shows syringes of the opioid painkiller fentanyl in an inpatient pharmacy. | (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Overdose deaths in San Francisco have far outpaced coronavirus deaths.

A total of 621 people have died of drug overdoses in the city this year, compared to 173 deaths from COVID-19, the Associated Press reported Saturday.

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