Virgin Islands' 66th COVID Death Was Vaccinated

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Virgin Islands' 66th COVID Death Was Vaccinated

The U.S. Virgin Islands is in the bottom five of U.S. states and territories in the rate of vresidents who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 – 52.4 percent are vaccinated against COVID-19 – and sustained its first death of a fully vaccinated patient last week.

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