Mass Burials On Hart Island Increase Fivefold As COVID-19 Death Toll Skyrockets
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Workers wearing personal protective equipment bury bodies in a trench on Hart Island, in the Bronx on April 9, 2020.
Workers wearing personal protective equipment bury bodies in a trench on Hart Island, in the Bronx on April 9, 2020.
Workers wearing personal protective equipment bury bodies in a trench on Hart Island, in the Bronx
A backhoe digs on Hart's Island on April 7, 2020.
Truck loaded with bodies drives towards a burial trench on Hart Island, in the Bronx on April 9, 2020.
Workers wearing personal protective equipment bury bodies in a trench on Hart Island, in the Bronx on April 9, 2020
Workers wearing personal protective equipment bury bodies in a trench on Hart Island, in the Bronx on April 9, 2020.
Workers wearing personal protective equipment bury bodies in a trench on Hart Island, in the Bronx on April 9, 2020
Freshly dug burial trenches are seen on Hart Island as the New York City skyline rises in the distance, in the Bronx on April 8, 2020