The latest report from the BC Coroners Service shows 14 of those deaths were in South Vancouver Island, 10 were in Central Vancouver Island and six were in North Vancouver Island.
Victoria and Nanaimo had the highest numbers of deaths on the Island, according to the report. There have been 48 drug-toxicity deaths in the capital and 44 in Nanaimo so far this year.
So far this year, 12 people have died from toxic drugs in the Comox Valley, eight in Campbell River, six in Oceanside and 24 in Cowichan.
Most fatal drug-toxicity deaths on the Island this year occurred in private residences, according to provincial data. The report shows 56.4 per cent of deaths in the Island Health region occurred in a private residence, while 22.4 per cent occurred in other residences such as hotels or shelters and 18.2 per cent occurred outdoors.
Across B.C., 138 people died from unregulated-drug toxicity in June.
