President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris delivered remarks at the Lincoln Memorial to honor American COVID-19 victims Tuesday, the same day the national death toll surpassed 400,000.
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400 Lights, For 400,000 Dead, Illuminate Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
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Four hundred lights around the Lincoln Memorial s reflecting pool were lit Tuesday evening to honor the 400,000 people in the U.S. who have died from COVID-19.
Updated at 5:52 p.m. ET
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris both spoke.
Other cities across the country are making their own tributes to those lost to COVID-19 on Tuesday. The Empire State Building in New York and the Space Needle in Seattle are among the buildings being lit.
In September, volunteers placed 20,000 flags on the National Mall when the death toll crossed 200,000. Other memorials have popped up around the country, from roadside drive-bys to people s front lawns.
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