Twitter account aims to humanize COVID-19 pandemic by honoring those who died

Are you numb to the numbers? A social media page aims to humanize the pandemic, putting faces behind the statistics. HOUSTON — Tuesday marked two grim milestones in Texas since the COVID-19 pandemic began. There are now 14,218 lab confirmed COVID-19 patients in the hospitals, the first time that number has surpassed 14,000. Texas also reports 286 more COVID-19 deaths, surpassing 30,000 deaths. The death toll currently stands at 30,219.   Houston hospitals are on the brink of being overwhelmed, and our healthcare workers are exhausted. Still, many people just aren’t listening — in Texas and across the country. That’s one reason why Alex Goldstein, a communications expert in Boston, wanted to humanize the headlines. Back in March he started a page on Twitter, @FacesOfCovid. Are you numb to the numbers? Houston hospitals say it won’t be long before they’re overwhelmed. Still, people aren’t listening. @FacesOfCOVID seeks to humanize the pandemic. So many dying & grieving alone. The creator says it’s a needed platform. Tune in at 10. #KHOU11 #covid19 pic.twitter.com/3fQTcxoNx6— Lauren Talarico (@KHOULauren) January 13, 2021 “I was really struggling with how to process the headlines,” Goldstein said. “I think it’s important to affirm the basic dignity of the…
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