NEWS
Facing the numbers: COVID-19 in memoriam
Apr. 19, 2021For the past three months, The Alligator staff has worked to identify local COVID-19 victims, contact their loved ones and write obituaries in their memory. This is the beginning of that effort. April 21 marks the one-year anniversary of Alachua County’s first COVID-19 death. Since then, our community has lost 262 others. As vaccinations increase and local virus cases and death counts have recently slowed, it’s tempting to look to the future. But it’s important to remember those who were taken.
![Alyssa Feliciano was Audience Director at The Alligator [Photo courtesy of Nuria Curbello]](https://snworksceo.imgix.net/ufa/b1d4921c-de46-457b-b308-cb8aa3de1077.sized-1000x1000.JPG?w=1500&ar=4%3A3&fit=crop&crop=faces&facepad=3&auto=format)
