New York has begun digging mass graves in its public cemetery with pictures showing wooden coffins stacked on top of each other.
The state of New York has confirmed almost 162,000 cases, 7,844 of which have died since the outbreak of Covid-19. Recorded cases in the US state, which has a population of around 20 million, have surpassed that of any single country in the world.
Figures show that 1.6 million people have tested positive for the deadly bug worldwide - meaning that the state of New York accounts for more than 10 per cent of that statistic.
Footage captured on New York City’s Hart Island show how the number of burials have increased in the recent weeks. The island has been used for more than 150 years by officials for people with