The Manitowoc County Coroner’s Office says suicides are down dramatically so far this year, compared to last year.
According to Coroner Curtis Green, the County had 3 such incidents through July, as opposed to 20 for all of 2019, and 14 for 2018.
Meanwhile, the number of drug-related deaths is officially 8 over the first 7-months of the year, although the office still has 8 cases pending for May, June and July.
The annual statistics from the Coroner’s Office reveals there were 14 deaths blamed on drug use in 2019, and 16 the year before.
Alcohol related deaths number 5 through last month, which is on pace for a significant decline from 18 a year ago.
