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Funeral industry impacted amid pandemic By Olivia Gunn | January 14, 2021 at 10:19 PM EST - Updated January 15 at 12:02 AM
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Georgia hit a new record Wednesday for having the single largest day increase of COVID-19 related deaths since the start of the pandemic.
With the death toll on the rise, the funeral industry is thriving. Before the pandemic, Striffler-Hamby Mortuary in Columbus had about two to three memorial services a day. Now, General Manager Teddy Price says they are juggling five to six a day, which is more than a 50 percent increase.
With the pandemic, some changes have been made to how they conduct funeral services. Families must wear masks and stay socially distant, which can be a hard thing to do in times of grief.