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RAIPUR: Amid a terrifying surge in coronavirus cases, bodies of Covid patients are piling up at a mortuary and Ambedkar Hospital in Raipur faster than they can be cremated.
Deaths in home isolation and unclaimed bodies are adding to the backlog, say officials.
Raipur has reported 170 Covid deaths in the eight days of April — far more and faster than the city’s crematoriums and graveyards can handle.
The Raipur administration has earmarked 25 additional sites for burial and cremation, say officials.
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RAIPUR: Amid a terrifying surge in coronavirus cases, bodies of Covid patients are piling up at a mortuary and Ambedkar Hospital in Raipur faster than they can be cremated.
Deaths in home isolation and unclaimed bodies are adding to the backlog, say officials.
Raipur has reported 170 Covid deaths in the eight days of April — far more and faster than the city’s crematoriums and graveyards can handle.
The Raipur administration has earmarked 25 additional sites for burial and cremation, say officials.
Durg and Raipur are the worst affected in what’s being called the ‘second wave’ of Covid infections, and are under lockdown.
Additional collector NR Sahu said, “There is a load of managing dead bodies in Raipur district for the past week.
After the death of a Covid patient, documentation and issuance of cremation letters take time.