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A Capitol Hill faith community has created a modest memorial to honor the lives of those lost to the COVID-19 pandemic. You can add to the love on display at the corner of 19th and Aloha.
Sunday, the St. Joseph Parish held a small opening service for the Capitol Hill COVID Remembrance Project, an effort through November to provide a space for the community to remember friends, family, and loved ones lost to the virus.
White ribbons have been tied to the church’s fence, many bearing the names of loved ones who have died. A box of ribbons and a pen waits for anybody who would like to add to the memorial.
Officials, meanwhile, have begun planning on a memorial to possibly be located somewhere in the county to add to the remembrances.
Here in Seattle 504 people have now died of COVID-19 complications since the start of the pandemic in early 2020. 2,043 have died across the county.
The growing efforts to memorialize the tragedy comes as recovery is in progress even as transmission rates remain at “substantial” levels in the city. There are new vaccine milestones to celebrate and there are positive signs of economic health.
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