Numbers show 789 people overdosed on the powerful opioid in Cook County, compared to 580 gun homicides.
Drug overdoses accounted for nearly a third of all deaths in Cook County last year.
The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office preliminary statistics for 2019:
Total Medical Examiner cases: 6262
Total homicides: 669 (Chicago: 527)
Gun homicides: 580 (Chicago: 468)
Fentanyl toxicity: 789
Heroin toxicity: 547
Cocaine toxicity: 545
Indigent cremations: 468
Note: There are 527 cases pending cause and manner of death. These figures will change based on the results of testing and investigation in pending cases.