As the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Maricopa County climbed to new highs late this week, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego appeared on MSNBC Friday morning for an interview with Chuck Todd and Katy Tur to discuss the situation in the state, which has moved to close bars, and rollback other reopening measures to combat the outbreak.
During the interview, Gallego claimed that the county's public health agency had just put in an order for refrigerated trucks because they were running out of space in the morgue.
"Maricopa County, which is our county public health agency, just announced that they're going to be getting refrigerated trucks because the Abrazo health care system has run out of morgue beds," Gallego said.
Spokesman Keith Jones told azcentral.com that Abrazo hospitals have "Adequate morgue space."
Part of the plan, Jones said, was to proactively make sure there would be enough morgue space.
So the hospital system ordered refrigerated storage weeks ago, but they have yet to be deployed.
Update - we found it on Twitter.... Phoenix Mayor Gallego says Maricopa Co. has requested refrigerated trucks because one health system in the region has run out of morgue beds.
During the interview, Gallego claimed that the county's public health agency had just put in an order for refrigerated trucks because they were running out of space in the morgue.
"Maricopa County, which is our county public health agency, just announced that they're going to be getting refrigerated trucks because the Abrazo health care system has run out of morgue beds," Gallego said.
Spokesman Keith Jones told azcentral.com that Abrazo hospitals have "Adequate morgue space."
Part of the plan, Jones said, was to proactively make sure there would be enough morgue space.
So the hospital system ordered refrigerated storage weeks ago, but they have yet to be deployed.
Update - we found it on Twitter.... Phoenix Mayor Gallego says Maricopa Co. has requested refrigerated trucks because one health system in the region has run out of morgue beds.
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