State capitol to light up in honor of COVID-19 victims
TALLAHASSEE - The Florida Capitol will be illuminated amber on Tuesday as part of the Biden-Harris inauguration’s national moment of unity and remembrance for the more than 397,000 American lives lost to COVID-19.
Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried requested the capitol lighting, according to a news release from her office. Fried is the only state-wide elected Democrat in Florida.
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State capitols and town halls across the nation are set to illuminate on Tuesday alongside the first-ever lighting display around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Poll in Washington.
More than 24,136 Floridians have died from COVID-19 since the coronavirus began in March.
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"It’s my honor to request that Florida’s Capitol be lit in their memory, with hope for brighter days ahead," Fried said in the news release.