Extra body bags, refrigeration trucks: Valley agencies are preparing for the rising COVID-19 death toll
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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The state has activated the Mass Fatality Program for the first time.
With 142 Californians killed by the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, Governor Gavin Newsom is ordering 5,000 additional body bags.
It's a grim reminder of the rising death toll from COVID-19.
At the Fresno County Coroner's Office, empty body bags are lined up and a refrigeration truck sits empty - for now.
"This is our line of work. We have to always have to keep our supplies up. We don't want people to be startled by the fact that we have extra supplies. They are going to get used in due time. At the same time we just have to be prepared, if this wave with COVID does come we have to be prepared to handle it," says Tony Botti with the Fresno County Sheriff's Office.