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March 11 to be declared COVID-19 Commemoration Day in Monroe County
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — March 11 will be declared COVID-19 Commemoration Day in Monroe County.
Monroe County Executive Adam Bello and Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren are marking the anniversary of the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the Rochester area to honor those who were lost and show gratitude toward healthcare and other essential workers.
Monroe County Executive Adam Bello and Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren are marking the anniversary of the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the Rochester area to honor those who were lost and show gratitude toward healthcare and other essential workers.
Bello and Warren are asking Monroe County residents to shine a light at 8 p.m. on Thursday in memory and gratitude.
That can include turning on a porch light, lighting a candle in the window, placing a luminaria outside or just stepping outside with a flashlight or a cell phone.
That can include turning on a porch light, lighting a candle in the window, placing a luminaria outside or just stepping outside with a flashlight or a cell phone.
Lights at the Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport and other buildings around Rochester will be lit in white at 8 p.m.
