(Hartford, Conn. WTIC)-Hartford officials, civic and faith leaders marked the one-year anniversary of the first covid-related death in the city, with the family in attendance.
Covid claimed 93-year old Lorraine Whalen, a long-time city resident and parishioner of St. Anne's Church.
Clergy in attendance included Hartford Archbishop Leonard Blair, Pastors, a Rabbi and Imam.
Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin says as acts of rememberance, one thousand candles will be placed on the pond in Bushnell Park this Saturday. Further Bronin says when the daffodils bloom, white, wooden hearts will adorn the city's Hope Gardens.
Whalen's family still grieve's their mother's death, as she died alone in a hospital bed. Family members say Covid robbed them of a chance to say goodbye and to bring them closure.
Bronin says the virus is still with us claiming lives. He says we're not out of the woods yet, and we have to be careful, get vaccinated and follow the social protocols.
So far Covid has claimed 283 lives in Hartford.
