Funeral director Tom Cheeseman loads a body into his van after making a house call, Friday, April 3, 2020, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The Associated Press spent a day on the road with Cheeseman, who is overwhelmed by demand due to the coronavirus outbreak. Cheeseman is picking up as many as 10 bodies per day. Most bodies come from homes and hospitals. “We took a sworn oath to protect the dead, this is what we do,” he said. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
The United States marked a grave milestone on Monday when the official death toll from the novel coronavirus surpassed 10,000. The virus has spread throughout the country and since January of this year the number of people infected with Covid-19 has continued to rise.
The situation is most dire in New York, where at least 4,758 people have died, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University. Funeral homes have been overwhelmed because of increased demand.
Associated Press photojournalist John Minchillo recently spent time covering the work of funeral directors Tom Cheeseman and Pat Marmo in Brooklyn, New York.
Funeral director Tom Cheeseman loads a body into his van in Brooklyn, New York, after making a house call on Friday, April 3. The Associated Press spent a day on the road with Cheeseman, who is overwhelmed by demand due to the coronavirus outbreak. John Minchillo/AP
Bodies are wrapped in protective plastic in a holding facility at the Daniel J. Schaefer Funeral Home on Thursday, April 2. Funeral directors are seeing a surge of clients because of the coronavirus pandemic. John Minchillo/AP
Cheeseman, center, and a colleague deliver a body to a funeral home on Friday, April 3. Cheeseman is picking up as many as 10 bodies per day. Most bodies come from homes and hospitals. John Minchillo/AP
Folders containing information on those who died from Covid-19 are stacked among other client files while employee Gina Hansen works at the Daniel J. Schaefer Funeral Home on Thursday, April 2. John Minchillo/AP
Marmo walks through a viewing room set up to respect social distancing on Thursday, April 2. John Minchillo/AP
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