Moment of Unity: Uptown skyline lights up in honor of lives lost to COVID-19

NORTH CAROLINA — On Tuesday, North Carolina memorialized the men, women and children who have died from COVID-19.

The skyline in uptown Charlotte lit up at 5:30 p.m. in remembrance of people who have lost their lives to COVID-19.

At 5 p.m., the governor’s executive mansion in Raleigh was lit in honor of those individuals, as well.

Gov. Roy Cooper asked other cities and counties to join in by lighting buildings in an amber color, which is the designated COVID-19 memorial color.

Churches were asked to ring their bells at 5:30 p.m., and families were encouraged to turn on a light in memory of those we’ve lost.

“What matters is that we pray together,” said Lal Rodawla, pastor at Charlotte Presbyterian Church. “We believe in prayer, and prayer is something that everyone can do.”

This effort was started by the Presidential Inaugural Committee to try to find unity in a nationwide tribute to honor the lives taken by the pandemic.

As of Tuesday morning, more than 8,000 people across the state had died from coronavirus since March 2020.

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