The Washington National Cathedral paid tribute to the more than 900,000 people who have died of COVID-19 in the U.S. Monday evening.
The cathedral said in a statement that it would toll its funeral bell 900 times, beginning at 5 p.m.
It took more than an hour to finish, the cathedral said.
The cathedral is at 3101 Wisconsin Ave. NW.
The bell-ringing was streamed live on the cathedral’s YouTube page.
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