Coronavirus is responsible for 78 for deaths in Shasta County.
In California, more than 26,000 people have died from Covid-19
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Coronavirus -- is responsible for 78 deaths in shasta county.
Action news now reporter ana torrea is live at a redding funeral home.
Ana..
How are these businesses managing the increasing demand?
Funeral homes like mc-donald's chapel behind me, say it's continuing to work with families who've lost loved ones to covid-19.
And is helping them through the process.
An empty viewing room.
Chairs six feet apart.
This is what mc- donald's chapel looks like.
Bob todd general manager of mcdonald's chapel grief is very difficult no matter what the cause of death is but even with a new year, coronavirus deaths keep climbing... rhonda alvey lives in redding it's really scary, it's very scary.
My husband is 75 and i worry everyday mc-donald's chapel in redding says, it's seen a spike covid-19 related deaths come through its doors.
Bob todd we have seen a little bit of a spike in covid deaths in the last month, and so we work with those families and help them through the process.
Ana torrea when it comes to caring for the deceased, general manager bob todd says staff wear extra p-p-e.
And disinfect each car after each use and the space where the deceased is kept.
Bob todd our staff if wearing extra ppe when they're encountering a covid death and so they do take some extra precautions but with shasta county still in the purple tier, ceremonies like funerals can still only be held outdoors.
# mc-donald's chapel offers livestream services for people who cannot attend funeral services in-person.
Reporting live in redding, ana torrea, action news now coverage you can count on.
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