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Watch live: Detroit to unveil collage of COVID-19 victims

In this Jan. 11, 2019 photo, the Detroit skyline is seen from Windsor, Ont. Detroit's fiscal future faces a new daunting foe in the coronavirus. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, announced some layoffs, pay cuts for other employees and and a reduction in some services. He warned that Detroit could be subject to a return to state oversight if action isn't taken quickly. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) (Carlos Osorio, Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

DETROIT – The city of Detroit is set to unveil a collage image with the faces of 900 of the city’s COVID-19 victims.

The city was hit particularly hard by the coronavirus in March and April. Overall, the Detroit Health Department reports 13,522 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 1,507 deaths related to the disease since March.

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The collage of victim’s faces will be used during the memorial drive on Monday, Aug. 31, Mayor Mike Duggan’s office said. Families of victims had been encouraged to share photos for the collage.

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