Serenity artwork
“SERENITY”

Artist: Gary Paller

Welcome

Memorial Tour

Memorial Tour

The U.S. Covid-19 pandemic is the deadliest human tragedy experienced in two-and-a-half centuries of American history – more than 1.1 million fatalities over 28 months, and counting.

It is a catastrophic episode of truly unparalleled, unequaled, and unprecedented dimensions to impact our Nation.

And, this epic event is among the oldest, most profound, narratives in the annals of humankind; the story of Tragedy and of Triumph.

U.S. Covid-19 Deaths 2020-2023

U.S. COVID-19 National Registry of Victims & Heroes -- Help Us Build The Memorial

Help build the American Covid Memorial and its U.S. Covid-19 National Registry of Victims & Heroes. Create your account and login to 1. Add names and relevant personal information of Victims and/or Heroes or 2, Leave loving and respectful messages Remembering Victims and Heroes. Browse and Search functions do not require a user account.

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U.S. Covid-19 Victims
1.21 Million American Fatalities

U.S. Covid-19 pandemic Victims are represented by every demographic category – age, sex, ethnicity – and by every geographical local, rural v. urban, North vs. South, East vs. West. A look at the statics demonstrates that while no demographic or geographic category was immune, fatalities were not evenly or equally spread through the Nation and its population.

Photo mashup of people showing the universality of Covid-19 Victims
The Universality of Victims

Designed By: Olivia Rose Pritt

U.S. Covid-19 Heroes
35 Million Frontline Workers

U.S. Covid-19 pandemic Heroes are represented by nearly every demographic category of sex, ethnicity and age (except those under 17 years) and geographic location across the country. More than 35 million U.S. workers employed in six broad industries have served courageously on the frontlines of the response to the U.S. Covid-19 Pandemic as documented by the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR - Washington, D.C.)

Photo mashup of various Covid-19 Heroes including medical professionals and other frontline workers
The Diversity of Heroes

Designed By: Olivia Rose Pritt

History & Timeline • U.S. Covid-19 Pandemic

The first case of U.S. Covid-19 person-to-person transmission was confirmed in Chicago on January 30, 2020. By February 6, 2020, 57 year-old Patricia Dowd of San Jose, California became the first Covid-19 recorded death in the United States. Johns Hopkins University reported that the U.S. Covid-19 death toll reached one million as of Wednesday, May 4, 2022. Today, total U.S. Covid-19 deaths have exceeded 1,180,000.

Pandemic Timeline

Deadliest Events In U.S. History

The Covid-19 Pandemic is the deadliest human tragedy in American History ranking first on the list of disasters in the United States by death toll.

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U.S. Covid-19 Deadliest Tragedy in 250 Years of American History

U.S. National Memorials

National Memorials are an American tradition of designation in the United States for officially recognizing persons or events of historic significance. The first and perhaps most recognizable U.S. Memorial is the Washington Monument completed in 1884. The most recently designated U.S. National Memorial -- the 9/11 Memorial Trail -- was formally established during an Oval Office signing of Public Law 117-48 on October 13, 2021. Efforts are underway to secure official Federal designation for the American Covid Memorial as our Nation’s 65th U.S. Memorial.

Washington Monument
Washington Monument & Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

U.S. Covid-19 Local & Temporary Memorials and Events

The U.S. Covid-19 Pandemic has generated many temporary and/or local memorials, art exhibits and events across the Nation which deserve to be recognized, acknowledged and commended.

Washington Monument at night featuring candle lighting ceremony
Candle Lighting Ceremony & Moment of Silence Marking 500,000 U.S. Covid Deaths Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool - 6:15PM February 22, 2021

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