(Pulaski County, IN) - Just in case COVID-19 deaths get out of control over the holidays, county officials down in Winamac are offering to rent out space in their morgue.

Earlier this week, Pulaski County officials authorized county coroner Jon Frain to offer morgue space to the Indiana Department of Homeland Security and any surrounding counties.  Frain, who also works for a funeral home, told commissioners and council members that COVID casualties, particularly in area nursing homes, could increase demand for body storage.

Frain was authorized to charge $100 a day for use of their morgue space.