Webb7 438 Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 Arizona and Texas counties hit hard by coronavirus bring in refrigerated trucks as morgues fill up With skyrocketing coronavirus hospitalizations in several states, hard-hit counties in Arizona and Texas are preparing for the worst by bringing in refrigerated trucks as morgues fill up. The US coronavirus outbreak hit nearly 3.5 million total infections Thursday morning and more than 137,000 reported deaths, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. Thirty-nine states reported an increase in the number of new cases from the week before. California, Florida, Arizona and Texas have become the states to watch as surging coronavirus cases lead to a shortage of hospital beds. In Arizona's Maricopa County, which has the most Covid-19 cases in the state, the medical examiner's office has ordered four portable coolers with additional ones expected in the coming days, said Fields Moseley, the county spokesman. The medical examiner's office morgue had a total of 156 deceased people -- with a surge capacity of just over 200, Moseley said Wednesday. Two counties in Texas -- Cameron and Hidalgo -- are sharing a large refrigerated trailer to store bodies of coronavirus patients because of a lack of space at the morgues. San Antonio officials have also said they're requesting refrigerated trucks. "I'm pleading with everybody in our neck of the woods, help us do your part, people's lives are at stake -- not just the people getting sick, but doctors, nurses working to the bone, EMS personnel, transporting people," Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño Jr. told CNN affiliate KVEO. https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/16/health/us-coronavirus-thursday/index.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastertoyo 22,734 Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 And they still thought about opening the border to Canada please enlighten me to death Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doot 2 Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 Oh my god. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webb7 438 Posted July 16, 2020 Author Share Posted July 16, 2020 22 minutes ago, Doot said: Oh my god. Tell me about it ... CNN just showed poll that 14% Americans never wears mask Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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