Makeshift Morgue Trailers Parked on NYC's Island as Virus Death Toll Surges (+Video)


TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Dozens of refrigerated trailers were seen parked on New York City's Randall's Island, Friday, as city's coronavirus death toll rose to 5,820, according to Johns Hopkins University.

At least 60 refrigerated trailers sat in a parking lot outside of Icahn Stadium on Randall's Island on Friday (April 10) as New York City reported another 233 deaths from the coronavirus overnight, Newsflare reported.

The island has recently been transformed into a temporary morgue for the dead, as trenches are being dug on Hart Island in the Bronx to store unclaimed bodies.