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Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 deaths marked by empty chairs at Independence Mall: ‘These are people. They are not a statistic.’

Each of the more than 860 empty chairs lining Independence Mall symbolized 10 people who’ve died from the coronavirus in Pennsylvania.

The national nonprofit organization COVID Survivors for Change set up 860 empty chairs in front of Independence Hall on Friday. Each chair symbolizes 10 people who've died from COVID-19 in Pennsylvania.
The national nonprofit organization COVID Survivors for Change set up 860 empty chairs in front of Independence Hall on Friday. Each chair symbolizes 10 people who've died from COVID-19 in Pennsylvania.Read moreTYGER WILLIAMS / Staff Photographer