Texas Requests Mortuary Trailers as COVID Precaution Amid Border Crisis While Readying for Afghan Refugees

Texas is requesting five mortuary trailers in anticipation of an increase in dead bodies as the delta variant spikes, while the state also prepares to house thousands of Afghan refugees in addition to coping with the border crisis.

“We are anticipating a need within the state of Texas for these trailers as COVID cases and hospitalizations continue to increase,” Department of State Health Services spokesperson Doug Loveday said Monday, adding that the trailers were requested on Aug. 4.

The trailers would come from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and be stationed in San Antonio, where they would then move to various Texas locations if local leaders request them, Loveday told NBC News.

“We haven’t gotten any local requests, but we want to be ready with the COVID cases in the state,” Department of State Health Services Chris Van Deusen added, according to the outlet. “We didn’t want to wait.”

The seven-day average of coronavirus deaths in Texas sits at about 80 per day. (Read more from “Texas Requests Mortuary Trailers as COVID Precaution Amid Border Crisis While Readying for Afghan Refugees” HERE)

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