>> Sarah Mervosh, The New York Times
Published: 01 Jun 2021 04:45 PM BdST
Updated: 01 Jun 2021 04:45 PM BdST
Shelves at the home of Hollie Rivers filled with items commemorating her husband Antwone, who died of COVID-19, in Lincoln Park, Mich., May 28, 2021. COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths in the US are lower than they have been in many months and vaccination rates continue to slowly climb. But there are still about 450 deaths reported each day, and that has left hundreds of families dealing with a new kind of pandemic grief. (Brittany Greeson/The New York Times)
A man kneels at a viewing for Darryl Preissler, who died of COVID-19, at a funeral home in Pasadena, Md., May 26, 2021. COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths in the US are lower than they have been in many months and vaccination rates continue to slowly climb. But there are still about 450 deaths reported each day, and that has left hundreds of families dealing with a new kind of pandemic grief. (Alyssa Schukar/The New York Times)