Arizona funeral homes overwhelmed as COVID-19 deaths rise PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) — As hospitals remain overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients fighting for their lives, funeral homes are feeling the impact too. Al Asta, the co-owner of Whitney and Murphy Funeral Home in Phoenix, says many homes are fighting to keep up with the flood of bodies coming in. “The last 90 days, our volume has now doubled to what we normally do,” said Asta. December was the deadliest month since the start of the pandemic in our state. Alta says 40% of bodies coming into his funeral home have died from COVID-...