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Detroit Honors Those Lost To COVID-19 With Drive-Through Memorial

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A procession of vehicles drive past photos of Detroit victims of COVID-19 Monday on Belle Isle in Detroit. (Carlos Osorio/AP)
A procession of vehicles drive past photos of Detroit victims of COVID-19 Monday on Belle Isle in Detroit. (Carlos Osorio/AP)

More than 900 photos of people who died of COVID-19 are staked around Belle Isle in Detroit. The markers are part of the city's tribute to those who did not get to have proper funerals in southeast Michigan during the pandemic.

Here & Now's Tonya Mosley speaks with Ericka Murria, whose grandmother, Frances Bazel, is among those being honored.

Ericka Murria's grandmother, Frances Bazel, is among those being honored in Detroit's memorial to COVID-19 victims. (Courtesy)
Ericka Murria's grandmother, Frances Bazel, is among those being honored in Detroit's memorial to COVID-19 victims. (Courtesy)
Ericka Murria lost her grandmother, Frances Bazel, to COVID-19. (Courtesy)
Ericka Murria lost her grandmother, Frances Bazel, to COVID-19. (Courtesy)

This segment aired on September 2, 2020.

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