Due to a surge in covid 19 hospital deaths and overcapacity at traditional morgues, mobile morgues are being sent to Central Florida hospitals. The epidemic is expected to peak in a few weeks. 90+% of the cases are with the unvaccinated.

[MDLNB]

What determines a "surge" in the death rate? I believe that I read that there were 284 Covid related deaths here since this started. Spaced out over a year plus, is that a lot more than usual? Stating the obvious, the infection rate is high but not more than last year, right? Not arguing, just wondering out loud. Then again, the OP stated "Central Florida" and that does encompass a larger area than I am referring to.

[blueash]

This news item is for the counties surrounding Orlando, not Sumter. There are bodies backlogged in funeral homes and cremation facilities. The morgues at hospitals are at or near capacity and there is no place to store or ship corpses. The state of Florida has an emergency agency that can provide body storage but it can only be activated by the state authorities in an emergency declared by the state. The state has not declared this Covid surge to be an emergency thus the state equipment is not made available.

Instead a local non-governmental group has obtained portable morgues and is making them available to the hospital networks in their service area.

FEMA also provides temporary morgues, but again only at the request of state officials, not local ones. Texas ordered FEMA morgues

See the story in Newsweek

In an email sent to Florida's emergency managers, the hospital system announced it has "begun utilizing rented, refrigerated coolers at 10 of our campuses throughout Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole, & Volusia counties. These coolers are quickly becoming filled also."

Advent Health said it believes its morgues are backed up because of a "slowdown at local funeral homes," which is causing the hospitals to have to hold bodies for longer periods.

"Because this is happening to hospitals throughout the area, we have been in contact with our regional hospital disaster coalitions and a request for assistance has also been forwarded to the Florida Hospital Association," the email read.

Earlier in the pandemic, hospitals had requested assets like the Florida Emergency Mortuary Operations Response System, but those resources are no longer available now that there is no disaster declaration in place.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by John41

Due to a surge in covid 19 hospital deaths and overcapacity at traditional morgues, mobile morgues are being sent to Central Florida hospitals. The epidemic is expected to peak in a few weeks. 90+% of the cases are with the unvaccinated.

Florida (to date) deaths: 43,979

Sumter Co. 284
Lake Co. 663
Marion Co. 996

The need for portable morgues is disturbing, but is primarily a function of how much morgue space they have to begin with. Was it any different after Katrina with 1800 deaths, or a 8.4 California quake?????

[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by John41

Due to a surge in covid 19 hospital deaths and overcapacity at traditional morgues, mobile morgues are being sent to Central Florida hospitals. The epidemic is expected to peak in a few weeks. 90+% of the cases are with the unvaccinated.

Shhhhhhhh, mobil morgues and no availability of hospital beds is not good for home sales. But great news, the Sharon and Savannah Center are back to being fully open, no masks required.

[MDLNB]

Morgues are good. They should set up more incinerators too.

[Ksfirefighter]

Originally Posted by John41

Due to a surge in covid 19 hospital deaths and overcapacity at traditional morgues, mobile morgues are being sent to Central Florida hospitals. The epidemic is expected to peak in a few weeks. 90+% of the cases are with the unvaccinated.

The hospitals have said that they did not request them nor will they be using them.
Typical hype to claim there is a huge problem that doesn’t exist.

[blueash]

Originally Posted by Ksfirefighter

The hospitals have said that they did not request them nor will they be using them.
Typical hype to claim there is a huge problem that doesn’t exist.

You really should not prevaricate about what is being said when the exact words of the hospital spokesman are right in your face.

"In an email sent to Florida's emergency managers, the hospital system announced it has "begun utilizing rented, refrigerated coolers at 10 of our campuses throughout Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole, & Volusia counties. These coolers are quickly becoming filled also."

Advent Health said it believes its morgues are backed up because of a "slowdown at local funeral homes," which is causing the hospitals to have to hold bodies for longer periods.

"Because this is happening to hospitals throughout the area, we have been in contact with our regional hospital disaster coalitions and a request for assistance has also been forwarded to the Florida Hospital Association," the email read."

If I put in in BOLD hopefully that will help you understand the words in this statement. You might also notice the words "request for assistance". Seems to me that they asked for help, got help, are using the help, and now are saying that the extra morgue units are nearing capacity. But you do your thing. Somehow facts become hype in your mind.

Now perhaps that email was made up and your are correct. So you will be returning to post links to evidence of the lack of truth to the statement in the story in Newsweek, also the same story in the Orlando paper but behind a paywall.

[Sabella]

Originally Posted by blueash

You really should not prevaricate about what is being said when the exact words of the hospital spokesman are right in your face.

"In an email sent to Florida's emergency managers, the hospital system announced it has "begun utilizing rented, refrigerated coolers at 10 of our campuses throughout Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole, & Volusia counties. These coolers are quickly becoming filled also."

Advent Health said it believes its morgues are backed up because of a "slowdown at local funeral homes," which is causing the hospitals to have to hold bodies for longer periods.

"Because this is happening to hospitals throughout the area, we have been in contact with our regional hospital disaster coalitions and a request for assistance has also been forwarded to the Florida Hospital Association," the email read."

If I put in in BOLD hopefully that will help you understand the words in this statement. You might also notice the words "request for assistance". Seems to me that they asked for help, got help, are using the help, and now are saying that the extra morgue units are nearing capacity. But you do your thing. Somehow facts become hype in your mind.

Now perhaps that email was made up and your are correct. So you will be returning to post links to evidence of the lack of truth to the statement in the story in Newsweek, also the same story in the Orlando paper but behind a paywall.

COVID tests- large percentage of false positives- people allegedly dying from COVID medical facility gets paid more money- making people fearful is great to get re-elected. Dr. Faucet is a phony fraud. China lab made COVID and then covered up. Why does the media not even mention these things- weather they are true or false we use to rely on the free press to investigate and inform the people.

[Villages Kahuna]

….for those who choose to attend events there. My wife and I used to attend events at Savannah every couple of weeks and had season tickets to The Villages Philharmonic at The Sharon. Sadly, we’ll give up those enjoyable times until the pandemic is better controlled. We’re fully vaccinated, so we’re not staying away as much for our own safety as for those who continue to reject the science and the opportunity to be vaccinated.

[Petersweeney]

I think the silent majority sees the man behind the curtain in all of this……the super rich who control corporate America… trying to get even richer

[La lamy]

Yikes. Stay safe everyone.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Petersweeney

I think the silent majority sees the man behind the curtain in all of this……the super rich who control corporate America… trying to get even richer

Yep, that must be it. OMG, the foil hats are definitely failing.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

Yep, that must be it. OMG, the foil hats are definitely failing.

Agree; see post #9.

[Dana1963]

Originally Posted by Ksfirefighter

The hospitals have said that they did not request them nor will they be using them.
Typical hype to claim there is a huge problem that doesn’t exist.

Another Villager with a wealth of misinformation.