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Seattle joins national memorial to honor lives lost to COVID-19
Bells ring to commemorate those lost during pandemic
On Tuesday, people joined around the country in a national memorial and moment of unity to pay tribute to lives lost during the coronavirus pandemic.
SEATTLE - Many people in the Pacific Northwest have suffered during this pandemic. On Tuesday, they joined others around the country in a national memorial and moment of unity.
At the Kobe Bell at Seattle Center, five people who have been directly impacted by the loss of life, each rang the bell a total of 40 times.
It represented the nearly 4,000 lives lost in Washington State and the 400,000 who have died from the virus in the United States.
Seattle to join nationwide COVID-19 memorial today, honor victims by Callie Craighead, SeattlePI
Seattle will join a nationwide memorial remembering victims of the COVID-19 pandemic on Tuesday as part of a national moment of unity and remembrance ahead of President-elect Joe Biden s inauguration on Wednesday. Memorializing American lives lost to COVID, cities are asked to illustrate our remembrance through the ringing of bells and illumination of buildings, organizers wrote.
In Seattle, the ceremony will include ringing the Friendship Bell at the Kobe Bell Courtyard in Seattle Center at 2:30 p.m. Viewers can watch live from home through a broadcast on Seattle Center s Facebook page.