FEMA pays $81.9 million for COVID funerals in Tennessee

Why it matters: A FEMA spokesperson says funeral assistance funds are still available.

• The Tennessee Department of Health reports 27,030 people have died from COVID. That means more than 12,000 individuals and families are still eligible to apply for the program.

By the numbers: The average FEMA reimbursement in Tennessee comes out to about $5,500 per funeral.

Details: FEMA pays up to $9,000 to reimburse funeral expenses associated with a death attributed to COVID-19.

• That includes burial, cremation, casket, headstone and other expenses.