Four More COVID Deaths Confirmed, Raising Toll in the USVI to 49

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Four More COVID Deaths Confirmed, Raising Toll in the USVI to 49

The V.I. Department of Health on Monday confirmed three new deaths from COVID-19, bringing the territory's death toll from the pandemic to 48. All three of the deceased were from St. Thomas.

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