The Woodhall Spa COVID mortuary is now operational. | Photo: John Aron for The Lincolnite A temporary mortuary in Woodhall Spa set up in the first COVID-19 wave has been brought into operation after an increasing death toll in the county. Lincolnshire Resilience Forum confirmed the measures had been taken in the last 24 hours. The LRF said the county was seeing a significantly higher number of deaths than usual, and there was less capacity at crematoriums over the next fortnight. Sara Barry, chair of the mortality planning cell, part of Lincolnshire Resilience Forum, said: “The Woodhall Mortuary is a purpose-built facility that has been on standby for several months, and is now being used.