Is there a coronavirus mass grave on New York City’s Hart Island?

This appeared in The Millennial Source

New York City has experienced the brunt of the deaths of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. As has been the practice for over a century, many of the city’s unclaimed dead have ended up on Hart Island, which is located in the Bronx, one of the five boroughs that make up New York City.
However, recent drone footage has led to rumors that the island is now housing a mass grave for coronavirus victims.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has insisted that there are no mass graves on Hart Island, but he has explained that the city does use the property as a burial ground. In fact, the island’s role as a “potter’s field” goes back to just after the American Civil War.

Coronavirus burials on Hart Island

As the most populous city in the United States, New York City has seen more COVID-19 cases than most countries. In early April, amidst statewide efforts to flatten the curve, drone footage of burials on Hart Island went viral, leading to many questions about a part of New York City that most people will never see. Rumors of a mass grave in New York City began circulating shortly thereafter.