A New York City funeral home used moving trucks loaded with ice to store the bodies of dozens of coronavirus victims after running out of space, police officials say.
and confirmed deaths to COVID-19, the disease associated with the virus, according to data collected by the city.The officials said 50 bodies had been stored in four trucks, including rentals from U-Haul, outside the funeral home in recent days.
The owner told officials that he had been trying to do his best with an overflow of bodies, a problem they said was happening citywide.A neighbor called authorities after seeing liquid leaking out of the back of the trucks, the officials said, adding that the bodies were moved into a refrigerated truck Wednesday.Jonathan Dienst is a reporter for WNBC-TV in New York, leading its investigative reporting team and covering justice and law enforcement issues.
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