New York inmates bury dead in mass grave on island

A New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a new record for the number of deaths in his state, 799 in 24 hours, almost as many as entire countries like Italy or Spain at the height of their epidemics.

But never so few new patients had been hospitalized and admitted to intensive care since the start of the crisis: less than 100 in intensive care throughout the state in the last 24 hours. ” Good news “, According to Andrew Cuomo, who should mechanically” flatten »The death curve in the coming weeks.

And the city badly needed: Drone footage released Thursday shows inmates burying coffins in mass graves on an island. ” For decades, Hart Island has been used to rest the deceased whose bodies have not been claimed by relatives », Explains a spokesperson for the city New York Post.

According to BFMTV, inmates are paid to take on this task. Usually they only work on Hart Island once a week. Now, due to the Covid-19 epidemic, they are working five days a week.

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