The arrow is still moving in the wrong direction as COVID-19 cases continue to rise daily along with hospitalizations and deaths.
After 10 months this continued strain on the countryâs medical system and mortuary industry has left medical personnel and funeral personnel looking for a reprieve.
There have, unfortunately, been more funerals to hold this fall and winter. But families arenât able to get the same type of support in their grief as gathering limitations have affected who can come to say their final farewells to a departed family member or friend.
The United States recorded 300,594 coronavirus cases on Friday and 3,895 deaths. Statewide Indiana saw 6,099 cases and 69 deaths. In the four-county area 212 people have lost their life to the deadly virus since its beginning in March.