{"id":697685,"date":"2021-08-29T21:51:05","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T01:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=697685"},"modified":"2021-08-29T21:51:07","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T01:51:07","slug":"14-portable-morgues-headed-to-central-fla-amid-covid-surge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/14-portable-morgues-headed-to-central-fla-amid-covid-surge\/","title":{"rendered":"14 portable morgues headed to Central Fla. amid COVID surge"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F14-portable-morgues-headed-to-central-fla-amid-covid-surge%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=697685&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2503811\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2503811\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Medics prepares to transfer a patient on a stretcher from an ambulance outside of Emergency at Coral Gables Hospital where Coronavirus patients are treated in Coral Gables near Miami. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 6:49 PM PT \u2013 Sunday, August 29, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>14 portable morgues have headed to Central Florida to assist hospitals dealing an unprecedented number of coronavirus deaths. A recent email from Advent Health explained their hospital morgues in Central Florida had reached full capacity and rented coolers at 10 campuses were also filling up quick.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe number of cases in Florida are at record numbers,\u201d stated Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings (D). \u201cNew cases of individuals testing positive as well as new cases of individuals dying in our state.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">About 1,380 patients are hospitalized with COVID-19 across AdventHealth\u2019s Central Florida hospitals, a drop from last week that appears to signal the start of a decline from the unprecedented Delta surge that began in July. Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Vq6CSfS8mg\">https:\/\/t.co\/Vq6CSfS8mg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZLlDOxIQn0\">pic.twitter.com\/ZLlDOxIQn0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AdventHealth Central Florida (@AdventHealthCFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdventHealthCFL\/status\/1431387796665683976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 27, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Advent Health said they believed the backup was due to a slowdown at local funeral homes. The Central Florida Disaster Medical Coalition stepped in by providing 14 federally funded portable coolers to hospitals, three of which to Advent Health.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe hospitals are the ones who chose what we purchased. They looked at all the different options available. It\u2019s not just the hospitals, the backup, it\u2019s from the funeral homes and the crematoriums,\u201d explained Lynn Drawdy of Central Florida Disaster Medical Coalition. \u201cSo, they have to have this space to keep these bodies cool until they can move on to their final disposition. \u201d<\/p>\n<p>Officials told the Orlando Sentinel hospitals have said the death count was higher than it has ever been as the state reported more than 1,700 coronavirus deaths in the past week. Meanwhile, the portable morgues would be distributed to nine area hospitals and are expected to arrive by Monday.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tea-party-patriots-unveil-over-60-rallies-against-vaccine-mandates-groups-says-forced-vaccinations-violate-human-rights\/\">Tea Party Patriots Unveil Over 60 Rallies Against Vaccine Mandates, Groups Says Forced Vaccinations Violate Human Rights<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Medics prepares to transfer a patient on a stretcher from an ambulance outside of Emergency at Coral Gables Hospital where Coronavirus patients are treated in Coral Gables near Miami. 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