Long hours of wait to say the final farewell Long hours of wait to say the final farewell ByKumaran PKumaran P / Updated: Apr 21, 2021, 06:00 IST Some wait for up to 6 hrs at burial grounds, crematoria W ith over 100 covid-19 deaths reported in Bengaluru on Tuesday, volunteers, ambulance drivers, staff allotted for cremations and burials of the deceased had to wait for hours at crematoriums for the last rites to be done. On Tuesday, over 30 bodies were queued up at each of the crematoriums allotted for covid cremations. Over the last week, the toll in Bengaluru has been spiking. Volunteers say that there are also covid patients dying at home, which are also being accounted for by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).