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Texas is among several U.S. states requesting refrigerated trucks as morgues reach capacity
Read full article: Texas is among several U.S. states requesting refrigerated trucks as morgues reach capacityHOUSTON Texas, Arizona and Florida are requesting several refrigerated trucks to store bodies in order to take the pressure off funeral homes and morgues, NBC News reported. There has been a sharp uptick in coronavirus-related deaths in southern and western U.S. states, leading to overcrowding in morgues and funeral homes, NBC News reported. With states like Texas and Florida breaking daily COVID-19 case records each day, scientists say this may not last, as coronavirus deaths are recorded several weeks after a person is infected. Thats why were asking people to wear face masks, Nueces County Judge Barbara Canales told KRIS and Texas Tribune, I am now having to order additional body bags and morgue trailers. According to the Texas Tribune, Houston residents are dying at home before they make it to a hospital, and hospitals are now counting for trucks to expand their morgue capacity.