That number is 9 million — the number of Americans who have lost spouses, parents, grandparents, siblings and children to covid. Sociologists at Penn State and the University of Southern California came up with a “bereavement multiplier,” a way to calculate how many close relatives each covid death leaves behind and bereft. They come for the food — served hot and fresh on big white plates — and to show support for Ming’s family. At Ming’s Restaurant, they’ve hung a photo of the patriarch above the counter, next to a bouquet of dried yellow roses. At the house she shared with her husband of 34 years, Dana Lucas’s life has been a blur since Marlon died.

Source: Daily Nation May 08, 2022 05:17 UTC