The Covid Memorial Quilt started as a 7th grade community action project in California to help provide a way for families to heal after losing someone from COVID-19.
As the world nears the milestone of 5 million Covid-19 deaths, memorials large and small, ephemeral and epic, have cropped up around the United States. In New Jersey, one woman's modest seaside memorial for her late brother has grown to honour thousands of lost souls. In Los Angeles, a teen's middle school project commemorating her city's fallen through a patchwork quilt now