Report: New York City Morgues Near Capacity

[mystery-ak]

Joshua Caplan 25 Mar 2020

The Department of Homeland Security was notified that New York City’s morgues are nearing capacity, a federal official and another individual with knowledge of the matter told Politico.

Politico reports:

    Officials were told that morgues in the city are expected to reach capacity next week, per the briefing. A third person familiar with the situation in New York said that some of the city’s hospital morgues hit capacity over the last seven days. If the available morgue space in New York City fills up as the number of COVID-19 deaths increases, federal help will be available, a former senior administration official said, noting that the George W. Bush administration sent mortuary assistance in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and the September 11 attacks.

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    For now, city officials do not seem especially alarmed. Aja Worthy-Davis, a spokesperson for the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME), said concerns about morgue capacity may be unfounded. In Manhattan alone, she said, OCME’s morgue can store up to 900 bodies. The city has a morgue for each of the five boroughs, she said.

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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/03/25/report-new-york-city-morgues-near-capacity/

[Elderberry]

U.S. News By Alexa Lardieri 3/25/2020

Morgues in New York City are expected to reach capacity by next week as deaths mount from coronavirus, Politico reports.

New York City may be running out of space in the city's morgues as the death toll from the coronavirus rises.

During a briefing on the matter, officials at the Department of Homeland Security were told that the city's morgues are reaching capacity, Politico reported Wednesday.

A department official and a second person familiar with the situation told Politico that officials were told the morgues in New York City are expected to reach capacity by next week. Another person with knowledge of the briefing told the outlet that some of the city's hospital morgues hit capacity over the past seven days.

More: https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2020-03-25/report-new-york-city-is-running-out-of-morgue-space-as-coronavirus-deaths-rise

[Elderberry]

An emergency room doctor in Elmhurst, Queens, gives a rare look inside a hospital at the center of the coronavirus pandemic. “We don’t have the tools that we need.”

By Michael Rothfeld, Somini Sengupta, Joseph Goldstein and Brian M. Rosenthal
March 25, 2020

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[IsailedawayfromFR]

Let's see, 56000 people died last year in NYC or about 153 each day on average.  Most already were near death and had planned funeral arrangements and never had to be taken to the morgue.

So far, less than 500 people have died from CV19.  Not enough to overrun morgues.

This is a 100% scare them to death tactic.

[truth_seeker]

U.S. News By Alexa Lardieri 3/25/2020

Morgues in New York City are expected to reach capacity by next week as deaths mount from coronavirus, Politico reports.

New York City may be running out of space in the city's morgues as the death toll from the coronavirus rises.

officials at the Department of Homeland Security were told that the city's morgues are reaching capacity, Politico reported Wednesday.

A department official and a second person familiar with the situation told Politico Then published by US News
More: https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2020-03-25/report-new-york-city-is-running-out-of-morgue-space-as-coronavirus-deaths-rise

How many solid different sources is this article based on?

Did Politico or US news talk with anybody? Did they gather what was planned for the overflow bodies?

Drive a few miles out of NY Harbor,weigh them and toss them overboard?

[Gefn]

I have some elderly (late 80s and 90s) relatives who right now are fine, but I’m praying they don’t die in their sleep from natural causes at this time.

I don’t want to go to a virtual funeral.

[Smokin Joe]

I have some elderly (late 80s and 90s) relatives who right now are fine, but I’m praying they don’t die in their sleep from natural causes at this time.

I don’t want to go to a virtual funeral.

When I pray for you, I pray for your whole family, too. You are all ever in my prayers.