Drug overdoses drove the death spike among Los Angeles county homeless population, not COVID, a report from the county’s Department of Public Health finds.
Coronary heart disease was the second leading cause of death in the first year of the pandemic, accounting for 309 deaths and an increase of almost 30% from the previous year, the report said.
FILE - In this July 1, 2019 file photo, a homeless man moves his belongings from a street near Los Angeles City Hall, background, as crews prepared to clean the area. The Los Angeles City Council has passed a sweeping anti-camping measure to remove widespread homeless encampments that have become an eyesore across the city.
Methamphetamine was involved in the majority of deaths, while the prevalence of fentanyl also contributed to the death increase. The pandemic likely exacerbated drug use and overdoses, according to experts. "The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on people experiencing homelessness has clearly extended beyond the immediate effects of this new and deadly virus," said Los Angeles Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer."The pandemic has exacerbated stressors already burdening this vulnerable population."
Homeless encampments line the bike path, as the coronavirus disease disease pandemic continues, on Venice Beach in Los Angeles. On Wednesday, elected officials passed an ordinance to limit homeless encampments by prohibiting where someone can sleep and store personal property.
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Overdoses, not COVID-19, drive spike in LA homeless deathsA new report shows that nearly 2,000 homeless people died in Los Angeles County during the first year of the pandemic, an increase of 56% from the previous year, driven mainly by drug overdoses
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Overdoses, not COVID-19, drive spike in LA homeless deathsNearly 2,000 homeless people died in Los Angeles County during the first year of the pandemic, an increase of 56% from the previous year, driven mainly by drug overdoses, authorities said. The findings released Friday in a report from the county’s Department of Public Health showed that despite initial fears, the virus itself was not the main culprit in deaths among California's largest-in-the-nation unhoused population. Between April 1, 2020, and March 31, 2021, the county recorded 1,988 deaths of homeless people, up from 1,271 deaths during the same period a year earlier, the report said.
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Overdoses, not COVID-19, drive spike in LA homeless deathsA new report shows that nearly 2,000 homeless people died in Los Angeles County during the first year of the pandemic, an increase of 56% from the previous year, driven mainly by drug overdoses.
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