Los Angeles holds memorial event for victims of COVID

LOS ANGELES: The city of Lynwood and nine others in Los Angeles County held a memorial event to commemorate the lives lost to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lynwood Mayor Marisela Santana led the event joined by Huntington Park, Bell Gardens, Commerce, Montebello, Paramount, Hawaiian Gardens, Bell, Cudahy, and South Gate on Saturday evening, reports Xinhua news agency.

During the memorial service, lists of the names of loved ones, family members, friends and colleagues who died of COVID-19, submitted by the local residents, were read out.

Solar torches, one for each member of the community who died due to the pandemic, were lit at the end of the ceremony to commemorate their lives.

"The hard truth about COVID-19 is that it has hit our city and our neighbours very hard," said Mayor Santana in a statement.

"Per capita, more people have died in the southeast region than anywhere else in L.A. County. These memorials on Saturday remind all of us not only of those whom we have lost but also will draw attention to the fact we need more vaccination sites in the region." (IANS)

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