Knox County surpasses overdose deaths in a year, data reveals

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Knoxville Police Department shared on Twitter that Knox County has surpassed the previous record total of suspected overdoes deaths in a year.

This data was collected by Tennessee District Attorney General Charme Allen.

So far there have been 384 deaths reported this year.

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