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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The death toll attributed to Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana has grown to 1,053, according to figures released Tuesday.
The number of bodies received by a special morgue in St. Gabriel near Baton Rouge and by coroners in 13 parishes rose to 1,061, up from 1,056 on Oct. 21. But that total included the bodies of eight people whose deaths have since been ruled unrelated to the storm, the state Department of Health and Hospitals said.
Just under half of the bodies have been identified, and many of those names have not been released because of difficulty locating family members or because autopsies are pending, said Bob Johannessen, a DHH spokesman.
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