iN VIDEO: Drone footage captures massive grave site operations in New York

The BBC has captured footage of workers digging at a massive grave site in New York.

The state currently has more cases of COVID-19 than any single country, according to the video.

"Operations in Hart Island, which has been used to hold mass graves for 150 years, has ramped up," according to the BBC.

New York officials have said that temporary burials may be needed until the crisis has passed, according to the BBC video.

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New hospitalizations were the lowest they’ve been since the coronavirus crisis hit New York yesterday, according to The Canadian Press. The volume of 911 calls has fallen and ventilators remain in supply.

The U.S.A currently has 495,750 cases as of Friday, April 10, according to Worldometer.

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