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Description: Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: sc.mp/subscribe-youtube As the US surpasses 1 million deaths from the Covid-19 pandemic, its citizens are increasingly turning to cremation to handle funerals for the victims. Roughly 55 per cent of those dead were cremated, a process that has long been a more cost-effective way for managing death than burial. The average cost for cremation comes to just under US$7,000, or about US$1,000 less than a burial, according to the US National Funeral Directors Association. Related story: Omicron not less severe than earlier Covid-19 variants, large US study finds sc.mp/zipv Support us: subscribe.scmp.com Follow us on: Website: scmp.com Facebook: facebook.com/scmp Twitter: twitter.com/scmpnews Instagram: instagram.com/scmpnews Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/south-china-morning-post #scmp #World #UnitedStates