Erie County remembers lives lost one year into COVID-19 pandemic
The bells rang 17 times for the more than 1,700 who died from COVID-19 in Erie County over the past year.
and last updated 2021-03-16 00:23:05-04
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) â One year, that s how long COVID-19 has tormented Erie County.
Monday, in downtown Buffalo, bells rang; not in celebration of an end in sight, but a reminder of where we ve been and who ve we lost.
Each time a bell ringing represents 100 lives. The bells of the Old Erie County Court Building rang 17 times. Remembering the 1700 hundred, in Erie County alone, who died from the virus.