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An ornate wooden memorial for Britain’s COVID-19 victims has been intentionally set alight in front of more than 10,000 people in Warwickshire.

A group of seven torchbearers including a reverend, and some of the people who worked on the structure, were specially selected to set the structure ablaze.

The 20m-high (65ft) wooden monument, called Sanctuary, was then burned to the ground just a week after it opened.

It had been a tribute to those who died after testing positive for coronavirus.

Artist David Best, who is known for large-scaled intricately carved structures at Burning Man Festival in the Nevada Desert, designed the memorial, along with independent arts company Artichoke, which produced Sanctuary…

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U.S. COVID update:

– New cases: 141,078
– Average: 110,515 (-698)
– States reporting: 32/50
– In hospital: 26,080 (+180)
– In ICU: 2,826 (+13)
– New deaths: 424
– Average: 364 (-11)

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— BNN|Medriva 🇺🇸 Newsroom (@medrivaUS) May 28, 2022

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U.S. COVID update: Daily deaths rise 3 days in a row, at one-month high

– New cases: 108,128
– Average: 111,212 (-394)
– States reporting: 33/50
– In hospital: 25,900 (+306)
– In ICU: 2,813 (+56)
– New deaths: 511
– Average: 375 (+23)

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— BNN|Medriva 🇺🇸 Newsroom (@medrivaUS) May 27, 2022

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U.S. COVID update:

– New cases: 202,378
– Average: 111,607 (+1,831)
– States reporting: 40/50
– In hospital: 25,594 (+231)
– In ICU: 2,757 (-12)
– New deaths: 635
– Average: 352 (+10)

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— BNN|Medriva 🇺🇸 Newsroom (@medrivaUS) May 26, 2022

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The US officially surpassed 1 million known deaths from Covid on Thursday, a cataclysmic outcome that only hints at the suffering of millions more Americans who are mourning the loss of loved ones https://t.co/faQZRlok3q

— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) May 20, 2022

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CDC is urging adults 50 & up to get a 2nd booster. Concern is growing among health experts about new coronavirus infections. Previously, the agency said those 50 & up had the option of a 2nd booster. Now shots are urged. New cases are averaging ~100k a day https://t.co/cyo7GUi409

— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) May 21, 2022

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U.S. COVID update: New cases continue to rise, up 22% from last week

– New cases: 145,962
– Average: 109,818 (+3,770)
– States reporting: 32/50
– In hospital: 24,068 (+18)
– In ICU: 2,661 (-1)
– New deaths: 502
– Average: 318 (+14)

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— BNO|Medriva Newsroom (@medriva) May 21, 2022

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