On Thursday, Maryland’s Department of Health released grim new numbers related to the number of fatal overdoses in the state.

A news releases which accompanied the 2016 Drug- and Alcohol-Related Intoxication Deaths in Maryland Report states that 2,089 people died from overdoses last year, a 66 percent increase from 2015’s data.

The release went on to point out that the increase in the number of drug- and alcohol-related intoxication deaths between 2015 and 2016 is the largest single-year increase that has been recorded in Maryland and that the number of intoxication deaths has more than tripled since 2010.

The full report can be found here.

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan also released a statement on Thursday calling the numbers in the report “deeply troubling.” Hogan’s statement goes on to say that “Earlier this year, Maryland became the first state in the nation to declare an official State of Emergency, enabling us to bring all hands on deck to combat the epidemic, and we dedicated an additional $50 million to support our efforts.”

Full Statement from Maryland Governor Larry Hogan:

"Since before taking office, Lt. Governor Rutherford and I have been laser-focused on addressing the heroin and opioid epidemic, and these deeply troubling numbers show that this crisis continues to spread and ravage communities all across our state.

"As this crisis evolves, so must our response to it. Earlier this year, Maryland became the first state in the nation to declare an official State of Emergency, enabling us to bring all hands on deck to combat the epidemic, and we dedicated an additional $50 million to support our efforts. In addition, we launched the Opioid Operational Command Center (OOCC) to facilitate greater collaboration among local, state, and federal agencies. It is only through intense collaboration between all levels of government - including much-needed increased federal investment - as well as local communities, that we can truly solve this problem.

"The deadly impact of heroin and opioid addiction is not confined to Maryland. This is a national scourge that is tearing families and communities apart at the seams, and it cannot be solved by a single state or administration. Although today's news is discouraging, we will never stop searching for innovative solutions to this problem, or fighting as hard as we can to save Marylanders' lives."