‘Unconscionable’ Body Overflow At Funeral Home

NEW YORK (AP) – State officials are investigating a New York City funeral home that resorted to storing dozens of bodies on ice in rented trucks after it was overwhelmed by coronavirus deaths. Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker said Thursday that the funeral home in Brooklyn could face civil fines and license suspensions. Authorities responding to complaints about a bad smell found that the home had rented four trucks to hold about 50 corpses. Mayor Bill de Blasio called the actions “unconscionable.” New York City funeral homes have struggled since late March as the number of fatalities linked to the virus has topped 18,000.