"The increased number of COVID deaths in Tillamook County has put a strain on our ability to store the bodies of the deceased. In Tillamook County, officials said the spread of COVID-19 has reached a dire phase and the county's only funeral home "is now consistently at or exceeding their capacity" of nine bodies. Oregon's office of emergency management said Saturday that Tillamook County, located on the state's northwest coast, and Josephine County, in the southwest, both requested trucks, the Associated Press reported. Two Oregon counties requested refrigerated trucks for holding bodies of deceased coronavirus patients this week, joining a growing list of local governments that have needed the extra resources as COVID-19 death tolls climb.
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