The area in and around Kensington witnessed at least nine deaths apparently caused by drug overdoses over the weekend, authorities confirmed.

The weekend’s fatal overdoses occurred within a period of 36 hours from Saturday morning to Sunday night. The first death was reported at 8:35 a.m. on Saturday. Most of the cases were reported in the 24th Police District.

Lt. John Stanford, a spokesperson for the police department, also confirmed that the 24th Police District covers parts of Kensington, Port Richmond and Juniata Park.

Edna Villafane lost her brother, 42-year-old Victor Colon, to the incident. Colon was found unconscious in the bathroom of an acquaintance’s home last Saturday.

When asked about the tragedy, Villafane said, “We were trying to reach out to him. But I guess the drug beat us. He’s been wandering around because of the shame he was carrying. He asked a neighbor if he could use the bathroom, and they let him in and that was that.”

Of the nine victims, five were found inside houses, two in parked vehicles, and the remaining two were found outside.

The recent fatal overdoses occurred less than three weeks after the city reported 50 overdose cases in a single day.