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President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Harris will be in Washington, D.C. for the first-ever lighting of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
Hours before they are set to take the helm of a country in crisis, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris plan to honor the nearly 400,000 Americans who have died from COVID-19 at a lighting ceremony in Washington on Tuesday.
Data: CSSE Johns Hopkins University; Chart: Andrew Witherspoon/AxiosOver 400,000 people have died from the coronavirus in the U.S. as of Tuesday, per Johns Hopkins data.Why it matters: It only took a little over a month for the U.S. to reach this mass casualty after 300,000 COVID deaths were reported last month. That's over 100,000 fatalities in 36 days.Get smarter, faster with the news CEOs, entrepreneurs and top politicians read. Sign up for Axios Newsletters here. The grave loss of life also comes on the eve of Joe Biden's inauguration — Trump's final full day in office — and underscores the magnitude of the crisis that his administration will inherit. He has tried to prepare the country for "a very, very, very dark winter," as described by incoming White House chief of staff Ron Klain.What they're saying: “One in every 820 people in our country have died during this pandemic — often alone, typically away from fa
The Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) announces a nationwide ‘COVID-19 Memorial’ to honor the nearly 400,000 lives lost in the United States to this pandemic. President-elect Joe Biden along with Dr. Jill Biden, Vice President-elect Harris, and Douglas Emhoff will participate in an event to light the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool with 400 lights. Read more »