As a pandemic presses on, waves of grief follow its path

Hancock County coroner Adrick Ingram, 44, of Sparta, poses for a portrait on a deck next to a lake, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in Sparta, Ga. The number of COVID-19 deaths in Hancock County is the highest per-capita rate of any U.S. county. ''It has affected our community in a way that I consider tragic," Ingram says. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

This 2019 photo provided by Fiona Prine shows Prine and husband John in New Zealand. Both battled COVID-19, but John lost his life to the disease. (Fiona Prine via AP)

This 2018 photo provided by Fiona Prine shows Prine and her husband, John, in Los Angeles. Both battled COVID-19, but John lost his life to the disease. (Courtesy of Fiona Prine via AP)

Hancock County coroner Adrick Ingram, 44, of Sparta, poses for a portrait on a deck next to a lake, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in Sparta, Ga. The number of COVID-19 deaths in Hancock County is the highest per-capita rate of any U.S. county. ''It has affected our community in a way that I consider tragic," Ingram says. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Voen Ivey, 18, left, JJ Ivey, 13, right center, Jay Johnson, 19, center, and Te Moss, 18, right, gather in front of their neighborhood in Hancock County, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in Mayfield, Ga. Early on, victims of the coronavirus were mostly residents of the county's two nursing homes. Now, it's younger residents too. Coroner Adrick Ingram sees young people in town not wearing masks and gathering in big groups, and it frustrates him. ''I see people who aren't taking it seriously, maybe because they don't see what I see. They don't get to look in people's faces when they've lost somebody.'' (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

JJ Ivey, 13, center, Jay Johnson, 19, left, Te Moss, 18, back left, and Voen Ivey, 18, right, play basketball in their neighborhood in Hancock County, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in Mayfield, Ga. Early on, victims of the coronavirus were mostly residents of the county's two nursing homes. Now, it's younger residents too. Coroner Adrick Ingram sees young people in town not wearing masks and gathering in big groups, and it frustrates him. ''I see people who aren't taking it seriously, maybe because they don't see what I see. They don't get to look in people's faces when they've lost somebody.'' (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Dr. Hanna Sanoff poses for a portrait at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. Grief is an inescapable part of the job for cancer doctors. “I have not yet figured out how to help guide patients’ struggles with cancer, leading them toward a death with dignity and finding personal reward in our relationship, when I cannot see them (or) hug them” she says. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Dr. Hanna Sanoff poses for a portrait in her office at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. Grief is an inescapable part of the job for cancer doctors. “I have not yet figured out how to help guide patients’ struggles with cancer, leading them toward a death with dignity and finding personal reward in our relationship, when I cannot see them (or) hug them” she says. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Dr. Hanna Sanoff poses for a portrait at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. Grief is an inescapable part of the job for cancer doctors. “I have not yet figured out how to help guide patients’ struggles with cancer, leading them toward a death with dignity and finding personal reward in our relationship, when I cannot see them (or) hug them” she says. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

This 2018 photo provided by Fiona Prine shows Prine and her husband, John, in Los Angeles. Both battled COVID-19, but John lost his life to the disease. (Courtesy of Fiona Prine via AP)

Hancock County coroner Adrick Ingram, 44, of Sparta, poses for a portrait on a deck next to a lake, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in Sparta, Ga. The number of COVID-19 deaths in Hancock County is the highest per-capita rate of any U.S. county. ''It has affected our community in a way that I consider tragic," Ingram says. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Dr. Hanna Sanoff poses for a portrait at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. Grief is an inescapable part of the job for cancer doctors. “I have not yet figured out how to help guide patients’ struggles with cancer, leading them toward a death with dignity and finding personal reward in our relationship, when I cannot see them (or) hug them” she says. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

A group of people congregate in a neighborhood gathering, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in Mayfield, Ga. Early on, victims of the coronavirus were mostly residents of the county's two nursing homes. Now, it's younger residents too. Coroner Adrick Ingram sees young people in town not wearing masks and gathering in big groups, and it frustrates him. ''I see people who aren't taking it seriously, maybe because they don't see what I see. They don't get to look in people's faces when they've lost somebody.'' (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)