Drone video of the burial of Coronavirus victims in New York City's Hart Island on Thursday, April 23, 2020.
For more than a century in New York City, the dead not claimed by a family member have been interred at theDuring the coronavirus crisis, a body unclaimed by a funeral home within 15 days is being sent to Hart Island, the final resting place of the city's indigent and unclaimed dead since shortly after the Civil War.
More than 1 million people have been buried on Hart Island, which is considered part of The Bronx and is adjacent to City Island. And it's not the first time the burial ground has been used during a pandemic. Some who fell victim to Spanish Influenza and the AIDS epidemic have also found their way to the island. Burials on the island, which is currently active as seen in these photos and video, are managed by the city's Department of Correction.
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