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Air-Quality Limits on Cremation in L.A. Lifted for COVID Surge

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CHEAT SHEETTOP 10 RIGHT NOWCHEAT SHEETTOP 10 RIGHT NOWCremations in Los Angeles County are normally capped to protect air quality—but so many people are dying of COVID-19 there that regulators have suspended the limit. “The current rate of death is more than double that of pre-pandemic years, leading to hospitals, funeral homes, and crematoriums exceeding capacity without the ability to process the backlog of cases,” the South Coast Air Quality Management District said in a statement announcing the 10-day emergency measure. The county has recorded more than 13,000 virus-related deaths since the start of the pandemic, with as many as 200 some days.

CHEAT SHEETTOP 10 RIGHT NOWCHEAT SHEETTOP 10 RIGHT NOWCremations in Los Angeles County are normally capped to protect air quality—but so many people are dying of COVID-19 there that regulators have suspended the limit. “The current rate of death is more than double that of pre-pandemic years, leading to hospitals, funeral homes, and crematoriums exceeding capacity without the ability to process the backlog of cases,” the South Coast Air Quality Management District said in a statement announcing the 10-day emergency measure. The county has recorded more than 13,000 virus-related deaths since...

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