Sacramento County coroner s office to use extra funds to offer cremations for lost loved ones Updated: 9:56 PM PDT Apr 22, 2021 Share Updated: 9:56 PM PDT Apr 22, 2021
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Show Transcript WITH PROGRAMS FOR CREMATION AND BURIAL COSTS. AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF DEATHS. FORCING THE CORONER’S OFFICE TO REQUEST $250,000 FROM THE COUNTY TO CONTINUE OPERATIONS. THERE HAS BEEN AN UPTICK IN OPERATIONS THE CORONER’S OFFICE IS INVESTIGATING. AND THOSE CASES INCLUDE OVERDOSES, CAR ACCIDENTS. DEATHS THAT HAVE RAPIDLY BECOME STATISTICS AND BROUGHT BIGGER GRIEF. SADLY, NOT BEING ABLE TO VISIT THEM. THAT HAS TAKEN AN EMOTIONAL TOLL. AS LOSS COMES UNEXPECTEDLY, THE CORNER’S OFFICE NEEDS MONEY. THERE HAS BEEN MORE OF A DEMAND FOR INDIGENT CREMATION. THE CORONER’S OFFICE HAS A PROGRAM. IF A PERSON CANNOT AFFORD TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS. THEY ARE NOT THE ONLY ONE SEEING AN INCREASE IN 2020. STANISLAUS COUNTY SAW 860 MORE DEATHS THAN IN 2019