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Coronavirus Overwhelmed by Covid deaths, America’s largest cemetery refrigerates bodies — and funerals take up to a month Refrigerator trucks are seen at the biggest cemetery in North America as it struggles under a backlog of coronavirus-related burials, with the usual 5-7 day wait period after death now stretched to more than a month at Rose Hill Memorial Park and Mortuary, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in California, U.S., January 26, 2021. Picture taken January 26, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake by: By Maria Morava and Scottie Andrew, CNN Posted: Jan ...

Overwhelmed by Covid deaths, America's largest cemetery refrigerates bodies as families wait weeks for funerals CNN 1/29/2021 By Maria Morava and Scottie Andrew, CNN © Mike Blake/Reuters Rose Hills Memorial Park and Mortuary, North America's largest cemetery, is struggling to keep up with demand from Covid-19-related deaths. Spanning 1,400 acres and eight venues, Rose Hills Memorial Park and Mortuary in Southern California is the biggest cemetery in North America. But the number of Covid-19-related deaths since the holidays have so challenged its capacity that grieving fa...

Pandemic: LA County cemetery, largest in North America, struggles with backlog of burials

Many patients who initially experienced milder COVID-19 symptoms are now showing up at the doctor's office months later with debilitating problems. They're being called "long-haulers." Rose Hills officials say they are offering expedited burials, but that most families have been willing to wait for standard services. In the meantime, the cemetery has ramped up cold storage facilities for holding the backlog of bodies. "We were on this a few months ago, expecting a potential surge," said Monroe. "And so far, we've been able to keep up with those demands." But in many cases the wait for burial ...

Many patients who initially experienced milder COVID-19 symptoms are now showing up at the doctor's office months later with debilitating problems. They're being called "long-haulers." Rose Hills officials say they are offering expedited burials, but that most families have been willing to wait for standard services. In the meantime, the cemetery has ramped up cold storage facilities for holding the backlog of bodies. "We were on this a few months ago, expecting a potential surge," said Monroe. "And so far, we've been able to keep up with those demands." But in many cases the wait for burial ...