Pueblo County activates Deployable Morgue Unit
PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- The Pueblo County Coroner announced Tuesday it's Deployable Morgue Unit has been activated.
The Healthcare and Deathcare providers in the county are staging and operating the mobile morgue.
This unit will be used for the short-term storage of the recently deceased awaiting final arrangements. Right now it's stationed at St. Mary Corwin because of a pre-existing agreement with the coroner's office.
The CEO of St. Mary Corwin Mike Cafasso said the hospital's morgue is still in use. "This is in anticipation of what's coming down the road in terms of potential capacity issues."
The Pueblo County Coroner's Office has activated it's Deployable Morgue Unit. The unit is staged and operating in support of the Healthcare and Deathcare providers in the County. It will be used for the short-term storage of recently deceased persons awaiting final arrangements. pic.twitter.com/pL8L7ueTEy
— Pueblo County Coroner (@CoronerPueblo) December 15, 2020
According to data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Pueblo County has a reported 90 new COVID-19 cases and 19 COVID-related deaths Tuesday. In total, Pueblo County has had 11,705 COVID-19 cases and 237 COVID-related deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.
KRDO reached out to Parkview Medical Center on an updated on its current morgue capacity but did not receive a response at the time of this publication.
