Chuck Pryor, the funeral director of Pryority Funeral Experience, and Keith Stephens make room for additional caskets, which are being delivered and will be placed in Pryor's storage unit, as the country continues to see its death count rise during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Houston, Texas, U.S., February 4, 2021. Pryor, who wants to stock up on caskets and ensure he has enough to accommodate demand as caskets grow scarce during the pandemic, said he had never been as busy as during the pandemic. The deaths the funeral home handled in 2020 were more than double those he would see in a normal year. "I do pace myself and I do turn people down because I can only do so much." REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "FUNERALS O'HARE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES