MIAMI (AP) Funeral director Wayne Bright has seen grief piled upon grief during the latest COVID-19 surge.

A woman died of the virus, and as her family was planning the funeral, her mother was also struck down. An aunt took over arrangements for the double funeral, only to die of COVID-19 herself two weeks afterward.

That was one of the most devastating things ever, said Bright, who also arranged the funeral last week of one of his closest friends.