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Other similar units were used in New York City early on during the pandemic.
The unit, with capacity for 40 bodies, is near St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center.
Randy Evetts, public health director of the Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment, said Wednesday that COVID-19-related deaths have increased drastically in Pueblo County.
He said from April through October there was an average of one COVID-19 death every five days in Pueblo.
In November, the average shot up to 3-4 deaths per day.
In December it has climbed to 7-8 deaths per day.
“This virus is still something very serious in our community and something that people need to take seriously, Evetts said.
CSP said the crash happened on U.S. 50 at Swallows Road in Pueblo West.
Lisel Weidenborner was pronounced dead at the scene. She was 39, according to Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter.
The patrol said a 2008 Chrysler Town & Country driven by Weidenborner was turning westbound from the highway onto Swallows Road and pulled out in front of a 2009 Ford F-350 traveling east.
The F-350 crashed into the side of the Chrysler, causing both vehicles to go off the highway s eastbound shoulder.
Pueblo County activated its mobile morgue unit to help health care and funeral providers, the Pueblo County Coroner tweeted Tuesday.
The semi-unit will be used to store bodies of recently deceased persons for short periods pending funeral arrangements.
The Pueblo County coroner did not immediately respond to questions about why the mobile unit was deployed, if its in use or where it is located.
The county reported five COVID-19-related deaths Tuesday, while 26 were reported last Wednesday. The county reported 229 COVID-19-related deaths since March.
Pueblo County deploys refrigerated truck to store bodies as COVID-19 deaths increase statewide
Pueblo has one of the highest COVID-19 death rates in Colorado, recording 141 fatalities per 100,000 people
Pueblo County Coroner
The Pueblo County Coroner has activated what it called a Deployable Morgue Unit to store the bodies of the dead inside this semi-truck as COVID-19 deaths increase statewide.
By: JESSICA SEAMAN | The Denver Post
Posted at 11:06 PM, Dec 15, 2020
and last updated 2020-12-16 01:06:44-05
The Pueblo County Coronerâs Office said Tuesday that it has set up a mobile morgue in a semitrailer to store extra bodies as COVID-19 deaths continue to climb across Colorado.