City of Cayce to honor the lives impacted by the pandemic with COVID-19 Victims and Survivors Memorial Day in March
Feb 18, 2021 6:09 PM EST
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The City of Cayce will pay tribute to those who have lost their lives and loved ones to the coronavirus. Earlier this week, the Cayce City Council decided to designate the first Monday in March as COVID-19 Victims and Survivors Memorial Day.
Cayce Mayor Elise Parton said this is an opportunity for us to recognize the lives lost and the families impacted by this deadly virus. It is also an opportunity to recognize our amazing first responders and health care workers that continue to be at the forefront of this pandemic each day.
SALT LAKE CITY It s been nearly one year now since the COVID-19 pandemic officially arrived in Utah and turned it upside down much like the rest of the world.
The coronavirus has since been blamed as the leading cause of death for 1,797 Utahns 717 of those deaths were Salt Lake County residents, according to Utah Department of Health data pulled Tuesday night. The city lists that at least 137 residents accounted for the county total.
More than 135,000 residents in the county contracted it over the past year and it led to over 6,300 hospitalizations so far, as well. University of Utah Health doctors said it became the state s third-leading cause of death in 2020 behind heart disease and cancer.
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