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Funeral directors are running out of storage for remains while hospitals are using refrigerated trucks to store the dead

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Funeral homes, crematoriums and cemeteries in New York City have been overwhelmed during the coronavirus pandemic, with families being asked to try to keep their loved ones’ bodies in hospitals for as long as possible to allow funeral services to cope.
According to Johns Hopkins, 5,150 people had died in hospital in New York City after contracting coronavirus as of Friday, though the death toll is believed to be higher. The New York Times reported that New York fire department data showed 1,125 people were pronounced dead in their homes or on the street in the first five days of April, more than eight times the 131 deaths recorded during the same period in 2019. Continue reading...