Are people falling over dead in the streets as they did in China
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Normally, about 25 bodies a week are interred on the island, mostly for people
whose families can’t afford a funeral, or who go unclaimed by relatives. But
recently, burial operations have increased from one day a week to five days
a week, with around 24 burials each day, said Department of Correction
spokesman Jason Kersten.
The island may also be used for temporary interments should deaths surge
past the city’s morgue capacity. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
can store about 800 to 900 bodies, while about 4,000 can be stored in
refrigerated trucks dispatched to city hospitals.
No, they are dying in their apartments. They are not allowed out on the street much, please read above.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/10/nyregion/new-york-coronavirus-death-count.html
“In the first five days of April, 1,125 people were pronounced dead in their homes or on the street in New York City, more than eight times the deaths recorded during the same period in 2019, according to the Fire Department.”
I’m just posting stuff, not making any editorial comment of my own. This is New York, today, according to the NYT, which, believe them or not carry a lot of weight.