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Utah State Club Dedicates Altar To Honor COVID-19 Deaths

Utah State University’s Latinx Creative Society has dedicated an altar to those who have died from the coronavirus. 

The club’s founders, alumni and community members on Monday made an “ofrenda” outside of the Taggart Student Center on campus. The altar features 30 photos of local residents who have died from COVID-19. The state's website says the Latino community represents the highest portion of all positive coronavirus cases among underrepresented groups in Utah. The State Department of Health reported that 126 of the state's 620 coronavirus deaths have been Latinos, despite making up only 14% of the state’s population.