New York Ramps Up Burials Amid Virus Outbreak

De Blasio says they aren't 'just COVID victims'

Workers wearing personal protective equipment bury bodies in a trench on Hart Island, on April 9, 2020. John Minchillo/AP Photo

Authorities in New York City said that Hart Island, located near the Bronx, might be used as the final resting spot for COVID-19 patients who die and are unclaimed, as stark images of the graves recently emerged.

A drone video showed a large trench being dug at the public cemetery on Hart Island.