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The South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) temporarily suspended cremation limits in Los Angeles County on Sunday to help crematoriums keep up with a “backlog” caused by the pandemic.
The South Coast AQMD sets monthly limits for how many human remains can be cremated each month based on potential air quality impacts, according to a press release. The Los Angeles County Medical-Examiner Coroner and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health requested that the limits be suspended in order to keep up with the excess of bodies.
“The current rate of death is more than double that of pre-pandemic years, leading to hospitals, funeral homes, and crematoriums exceeding capacity without the ability to process the backlog of cases,” South Coast AQMD said.