Utah multicultural groups remember lives lost to COVID-19 in Day of the Dead observance at Capitol

“We want to establish that idea that we’re better together,” says spokesperson for state agency.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rocio Mejia, the creator of the altar, takes a photograph at an event commemorating Dia de los Muertos at the Utah Capitol on Monday, Nov. 1, 2021. The event recognized the over 3,200 Utahns who have died from COVID-19.

Utah multicultural groups remember lives lost to COVID-19 in Day of the Dead observance at Capitol

“We want to establish that idea that we’re better together,” says spokesperson for state agency.

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