Sunday, March 14, 2021

Tonight, the city will honor the 30,000 New Yorkers who have died from COVID-19

Photo of the COVID-19 memorial on A and 10th from April 11. 

Tonight at 7:45, the city will pause to mark the one-year anniversary of the first reported COVID-19 fatality in New York City. As Gothamist reports, 30,031 people have died from COVID-19 in New York City — 25,147 deaths categorized by the city as confirmed, and 5,027 considered probable. 

The City has more on this evening's memorial event here.
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 14, 2021 at 4:53 PM

    Rest In Peace🙏💐🙏

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  2. Beacon, NYMarch 14, 2021 at 8:29 PM

    Covid 19's patient zero in NY State is a resident who lives in the City of New Rochelle in the Hudson River Valley.

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  3. Jim ConboyMarch 16, 2021 at 2:35 PM

    It saddened me this memorial was taken down and not giving the respect these 30,0000 souls deserve. Jim Conboy

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