300,000 Dead: Remembering Those We Lost To Coronavirus

NEW JERSEY — The United States recently surpassed yet another devastating milestone. To date, more than 300,000 Americans have lost their lives to the coronavirus. It’s an impossible number. It’s also impossible to convey the full extent of the losses using only numbers.

In New Jersey, more than 16,000 confirmed deaths have been reported as a result of the coronavirus.

The deaths continue to rise, and New Jersey has had some of its highly daily numbers of fatalities in months recently, reporting 91 on Wednesday.

Every death meant more than a statistic. A child lost his mother; a mother lost her child and maybe her own mother, too. A community lost a teacher, a mentor, a student, a coach. The front line lost a nurse, a doctor, an EMT, a hospital orderly.

We all lost some of our heroes.

Here at Patch, we know your friends, families and loved ones are more than numbers. As we mark 300,000 deaths at the hands of the coronavirus, we want to help you remember them. We want others to know them. We want to help you share their stories.

Do you have a story to share? Using the form below, we invite you to tell us about the loved ones you've lost — who they were, what they enjoyed, and what difference they made in your life. You can also submit a photo. All tributes will then be compiled in a searchable virtual memorial.