Flags fly at half-staff for half million COVID deaths
Delaware flags will be flown at half-staff until Feb. 26 following orders by President Joe Biden and Gov. John Carney.
Biden ordered flags at all U.S. government buildings and facilities to be flown at half-staff until sunset on Feb. 26 in memory of the more than 500,000 Americans who have died from COVID-19. Carney followed up Feb. 22 by ordering Delaware and U.S. flags at state buildings and facilities be flown at half-staff until the Feb. 26 sunset.
“More than 500,000 Americans have lost their lives to COVID-19. It’s a staggering number that includes 1,368 Delawareans. Each one was a precious life. Each had family and friends. It’s important to remember and honor those lives lost,” Carney said.
Melissa Steele is a staff writer covering the state legislature, government and police. Her newspaper career spans over 30 years and includes working for the Delaware State News, Burlington County Times, The News Journal, Dover Post, and Milford Beacon before coming to the Cape Gazette in 2012. Her work has received numerous awards, most notably a Pulitzer Prize adjudicated investigative piece, and a runner-up for the MDDC James S. Keat Freedom of Information Award.
