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Davis County Council approves $30,000 for autopsies as coroner reports rising case load
Summary
County coroner described rising investigations and autopsy costs at a commissioners meeting; council approved a $30,000 appropriation to cover autopsy and toxicology expenses through the end of the fiscal year.
Davis County commissioners voted to approve a $30,000 appropriation for autopsies after the countycoroneroffice reported a recent rise in investigations and higher per-case costs. The appropriation, approved by motion, was described by the coroner's office as intended to cover autopsy and toxicology bills through the end of the year.
The coroner's office representative, Tyler, told the council the office had 37 cases in the last formal report and was currently handling 43 cases, including five since the previous Friday. "We are currently at 43 cases. I know there have been some comments... I tracked it. I trended it since 2019... We are currently at 47 percent non autopsy cases," Tyler said, describing trends and the types of deaths that…
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