Multiple dead as officials report dozens of overdoses in Austin on Monday

AUSTIN, Texas — Authorities acrossOfficials with the Austin Police Department and Austin-Travis County EMS said calls started Monday morning about an overdose outbreak in the downtown area.

So far, officials said at least four people have died in 30 suspected overdose cases. Initially, officials said the calls started between Sixth and Eighth streets, but that the situation escalated to all parts of Austin.Most patients responded well after they were given Narcan, a treatment for narcotic overdoses. Officials also said the calls were from different types of drugs and affecting multiple populations.

ACTEMS said they usually see two or three overdose calls per day, but that Monday was a 1,000% increase in call volume, which they haven't seen in years.'He was just going to start his life' | Family of 16-year-old who died from fentanyl poisoning speaks out after alleged supplier is arrested "When we see outbreaks like this, the suspicion is essentially there is a 'new batch in town,'" officials said.

A state dashboard shows that Travis County had the highest proportion of fentanyl-related deaths by population in 2023. The county had about 14 fentanyl-related deaths per 100,000 people in the county. No other county came close to that number, according to the

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