There are at least an additional 580 cases pending at the medical examiner’s office, an indication that this year’s tally is likely much higher. At a news conference on Tuesday Medical Examiner Dr. Ponni Arunkumar estimated that about 1,200 opioid deaths would eventually be tallied for this period, as about 70% to 80% of pending cases generally are ruled as opioid-related. In the whole of last year, the county logged around 1,265 such deaths, according to medical examiner data.
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