Mass graves in central New York: shocking images of burials in the world’s most coronavirus city

New York is experiencing a real tragedy. Forty days after the first confirmed case of coronavirus was known in this US state, authorities reported that the number of infections had reached 159,937, which exceeds the full numbers of Spain and Italy, which reported 153,222 and 143,626, respectively. ,

This drama was captured in images shot by a drone flying over Hart Island, an island in the western part of Long Island that has been used for 150 years as a massive cemetery for the dead without relatives. In the photographs you can see a large number of coffins buried next to each other. And although at first it was unclear, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio confirmed that they are victims of the coronavirus.

“The photographs of our fellow New Yorkers buried on Hart Island are devastating,” said the mayor, although he stated that “they will treat every body with dignity.” In addition, he assured that the remains will be stored until they are claimed by someone close. According to press reports in this country, so far the bodies have been wrapped in bags and in pine boxes with the name of the victim.

New York State concentrates most national infections with more than 30% of the total number of patients and more than 7 thousand dead. Medical teams, in fact, described the panorama in hospitals as real “Trench of war” and they indicated that there is no approximate date to return to normal.