Gravediggers rush to exhume more than 1,000 bodies in São Paulo in Brazil to make room for COVID-19 victims as deaths soar in the country
The government in the Brazilian city of São Paulo approved the emptying of old graves at one of its cemeteries
Gravediggers at Vila New Cachoeirinha cemetery cleared tombs beginning last Thursday after the city reported record daily burials due to COVID-19
The state of São Paulo has been the most affected by the coronavirus pandemic with 77,165 deaths and 2,532,047 cases
On Monday, São Paulo reported 1,389 COVID-19 deaths, the highest number since the start of the pandemic