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Other similar units were used in New York City early on during the pandemic.  The unit, with capacity for 40 bodies, is near St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center.  Randy Evetts, public health director of the Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment, said Wednesday that COVID-19-related deaths have increased drastically in Pueblo County.  He said from April through October there was an average of one COVID-19 death every five days in Pueblo.  In November, the average shot up to 3-4 deat...

Pueblo County Coroner activates mobile morgue unit Pueblo County Coroner and last updated 2020-12-16 23:05:36-05 PUEBLO COUNTY — The Pueblo County Coroners Office has activated its Deployable Morgue Unit as of Saturday due to limited morgue space. The unit, a refrigerator truck, is staged and operating in support of the healthcare and deathcare providers in the county, the Coroner said. Some residents near Saint Mary-Corwin hospital have a perfect view of the mobile-morgue and find it "re...