Hundreds of thousands of white flags planted in D.C. to commemorate those who died of COVID-19

Hundreds of thousands of white flags covering 80,000 square metres of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., have been planted in memory of the lives lost to COVID-19 in the U.S..

Planted beneath the Washington Monument, the rows of flags in the art installation will remain until Oct. 3., serving as a memorial for the more than 675,000 U.S. lives lost due to COVID-19.

For many, it's become a place to mourn and remember loved ones who succumbed to the disease.

Among them, bride-to-be Korina Castellanes, whose mom died of COVID-19 last year.

"We're actually getting married in December, so she's on my mind a lot more recently," she told CTV National News, "the fact that she won't be here."