Preliminary CDC data shows overdose deaths across the country and in Pennsylvania are declining — it predicted 5,248 deaths in 2023 and 4,764 in 2024, making for a decrease of 9.22%.
The CDC noted the data is provisional, but it still expects a drop when the final numbers are analyzed.
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Workplace fatalities in south-central Pennsylvania — which includes Centre County — have increased 40% so far this fiscal year, prompting a call Friday from the federal agency that monitors workplace safety.
Three of the 21 workplace deaths investigated by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s south-central Pennsylvania office since October were in Centre County.
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