LONDON, ONT. --
Funeral directors are dealing with extensive delays during the pandemic and it's causing a capacity issue at London's morgues.
"I just received a phone call from a family whose dad died from COVID-19 yesterday," says Erin O'Neil of the O'Neil Funeral Home.
"The mom has also tested positive for COVID-19 so she can't come out to do any arrangements at the funeral home. If mom doesn't test negative soon, they may have to wait five to 10 days to have funeral services here."
It's causing a major backlog, "Our refrigerated morgue holds four people," she says.
"Let's say I have five families that want to hold on for a funeral for 10 days where am I putting all these bodies?"