Boston Globe prints 16 pages of death notices during coronavirus pandemic

The print edition of the Boston Globe showed the mournful, extraordinary time we are residing in. The paper released 16 pages worth of death notices on Sunday, as the variety of coronavirus cases rose in Massachusetts and numerous other places all over the world.

On April 5, there were nine pages of death notifications and last Sunday, the World ran 11 pages of tributes before printing 16 pages this week.

Death notifications are sent to the World by funeral houses or the friends or family of the deceased.

This weekend’s death notices came from all over Massachusetts, along with a number of other states and nations, consisting of California, New Jersey, South Carolina, Texas, Greece, Ireland and Italy.

In Italy, paper death notifications have actually represented the same stark reality: Deaths are increasing. On one Friday in March, L’Eco di Bergamo printed 10 pages of death notifications, when they usually print one, according to the New York Times.

Italy is the third-most contaminated country, with over 178,000 coronavirus cases and more than 23,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins. The U.S. has the most cases (761,991) and deaths (40,724) and while some cities are seeing a flattening of the curve, health officials say a continuation of social distancing guidelines and stay-at-home orders are essential to slow the spread of the virus.

There are more than 38,000 coronavirus cases in Massachusetts and over 1,700 individuals have actually passed away from COVID-19 complications in the state since April 19, according to the state’s public health department. Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker told CBS News’ ” Face the Nation” on Sunday: “We’re best in the middle of the surge now.”

Lots of Globe readers observed the increase of death notices in Sunday’s edition, and posted their ideas on social media about the grim reality they were seeing.