Sign of the Times

The sub-headline is difficult to read here.  It says -- “They were not simply names on a list. They were us.”

Within the paper, the Times wrote --

“Numbers alone cannot possibly measure the impact of the coronavirus on America, whether it is the number of patients treated, jobs interrupted or lives cut short. As the country nears a grim milestone of 100,000 deaths attributed to the virus, The New York Times scoured obituaries and death notices of the victims. The 1,000 people here reflect just 1 percent of the toll. None were mere numbers.”