In Surrey, to the south of London, the county's hospital mortuaries have reached their 600 capacity, meaning local authorities have had to start using a temporary morgue. There were about 170 bodies currently being kept at the Headley Court facility, a former Ministry of Defence site in Leatherhead, he said. The temporary mortuary, which has space for 845 bodies, was first set up in April during the initial outbreak of COVID-19 in Britain. Similar facilities have been set up or are being set up in London and Kent, also in southeast England. Britain has reported more than 80,000 deaths - the fifth highest death toll globally - and in excess of 3 million COVID cases.

Source: bd News24 January 12, 2021 13:41 UTC