As communities across the country feel the pain of a surge in coronavirus cases, funeral homes in the hot spot of Southern California say they must turn away grieving families as they run out of space for the bodies piling up.
US passes 350,000 COVID deaths and sets single-day cases RECORD: America reaches another grim milestone as 299,087 test positive in 24 hours and California funeral homes run out of room - while CDC data suggests the true death toll is 470K
US has set another record for new COVID-19 cases with 299,087 people testing positive as of Saturday
Hospitalizations remained above six figures once again, with 123,639 patients currently being treated
Daily deaths have fallen below 3,000 in the last two days, with 2,398 fatalities reported
The health crisis has become especially dire in California where hospitals are over capacity and funeral homes have run out of space for the bodies piling up
California funeral homes run out of space as COVID-19 rages
By Staff | Jan 3, 2021
FILE - In this July 21, 2020, file photo, Darryl Hutchinson, facing camera, is hugged by a relative during a funeral service for Lydia Nunez, who was Hutchinson s cousin at the Metropolitan Baptist Church in Los Angeles. Nunez died from COVID-19. Southern California funeral homes are turning away bereaved families because they re running out of space for the bodies piling up during an unrelenting coronavirus surge. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) As communities across the country feel the pain of a surge in coronavirus cases, funeral homes in the hot spot of Southern California say they must turn away grieving families as they run out of space for the bodies piling up.
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