400 Lights, For 400,000 Dead, Illuminate Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

A memorial to victims of COVID-19 is seen at the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool on Tuesday. Four hundred lights will illuminate to represent 400,000 people who have died.

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Updated at 5:52 p.m. ET

Four-hundred lights around the Lincoln Memorial’s reflecting pool were lit Tuesday evening to honor the 400,000 people in the U.S. who have died from COVID-19.

President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris both spoke.