AdvertisementAs Death Rate Accelerates, U.S. Records 400,000 Lives Lost To The CoronavirusJanuary 19, 2021Will StonefacebookEmailMary Estime-Irvin, a councilwoman in North Miami, Fla., writes the name of a friend lost to COVID-19 on a symbolic tombstone that is part of a pandemic memorial at Griffing Park in North Miami in October. (Getty Images)