The National Guard has arrived in El Paso, Texas, to help transport a growing number of bodies from the pandemic—replacing inmates who were being paid just $2 an hour to do the job. More than 200 bodies are being held in mobile morgues, and the city has just secured a second central morgue location, KVIA reported. “As we’ve seen a rapid increase in cases and hospitalizations, we are unfortunately also seeing a spike in deaths,” El Paso Mayor Dee Margo said. The death tolls is at 855 but could see spike because some 430 deaths are believed to be COVID-related but have not yet been confirmed.
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