Biden on new record high for US overdose deaths: 'We cannot overlook this epidemic of loss'

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(CNN) President Joe Biden on Wednesday lamented new data showing American drug overdose deaths topped 100,000 annually for the first time, saying that "we cannot overlook this epidemic of loss, which has touched families and communities across the country."

Drug overdose deaths soared during pandemic

Drug overdose deaths rose nearly 30% in the past year, according to provisional data released by the National Center for Health Statistics. More than 100,000 people died from a drug overdose between April 2020 and April 2021, up from 78,000 the year before and nearly double the deaths five years ago.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/17/politics/biden-overdose-deaths-record/index.html

Maybe this is where you're getting your inflated COVID-death tolls from

Leonid meteor shower peaks morning of November 17, in moonlight

https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/everything-you-need-to-know-leonid-meteor-shower/