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call up a few morgues and ask them if they buried more people during this "pandemic" or before it. I did and i stopped watching the news. I was in New York City

• LocalPCGuy 5y ago
  Translation: You did an anecdotal survey of a handful of morgues in your area, and used that as confirmation of your pre-existing biases. What you say you did proves nothing about the scope of the pandemic beyond that the few morgues you specifically called hadn't buried more people. Also, no one was digging mass graves in Central Park. But they were utilizing existing mass graves at a much accelerated rate on Hart Island, which has been used as a public cemetery for over 150 years, burying unclaimed people and those whose loved ones can’t afford private burials. From an excerpt last summer: > There are usually about 25 burials on the island each week ... that number has climbed to nearly 25 each day. ... Bodies are ordinarily held at the city’s morgues anywhere from 30 to 60 days ... But to make room for the influx of deceased individuals during the pandemic, the city’s medical examiner’s office announced a new policy of holding unclaimed bodies for only up to 15 days before they are transferred to the island. I know it probably doesn't matter if for the specific poster this is in response to, but for anyone else reading this, more reading: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/will-we-ever-know-the-real-death-toll-of-the-pandemic https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/will-we-e...