Overdose deaths continue to rise year over year in central Illinois.

This year, fentanyl test strips and Narcan have become even more readily available in the hopes of stopping some of the overdoses, but death totals are still likely to top last year’s number.

Sangamon County Coroner, Jim Allmon, says there have been 62 documented accidental overdoses already this year, 13 probable overdoses and there is still another 30 days left of this year.”

Allmon estimates that 80% of accidental overdoses in Sangamon County this year involve fentanyl.

According to our news partners at WAND-TV, The Sangamon County Health Department offers free fentanyl test strips and Narcan to everyone.