Nearly 150 bodies recovered from a troubled Las Vegas funeral home operation earlier this month have been identified, according to the Clark County coroner’s office.

Through a statement provided Tuesday, a spokeswoman for the coroner’s office said a total of 146 bodies recovered from the McDermott’s Funeral Home and Cremation Service have been identified and are being housed at Davis Funeral Home.

“The team at Davis is working through each case with care, compassion, and urgency,” the spokeswoman said in the statement. “As you can imagine, the scale of this situation is overwhelming. We appreciate everyone’s patience and understanding as the staff navigates this difficult process.”

Earlier this month, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported McDermott’s had been shut down after a state reg

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