Hart Island becomes the place where bodies are stored after not being claimed in hospitals overrun by deaths from the Coronavirus (COVID-19). These burials usually happen only once a week but are taking place daily now. https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-usa-hart-island/new-york-city-hires-laborers-to-bury-dead-in-hart-island-potters-field-amid-coronavirus-surge-idUSL2N2BX1O5

In the past this solemn duty was performed by inmates from Rikers but now it is a group of contractors who work to give these poor souls a dignified resting place.

The video footage shot today gives a sobering sense of scale to the scene. It brings home that the expenses of a funeral in this time could be a serious for a lot of families going through what New York is experiencing. https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1248374630399672321