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Virgin Islands Department of Health Clarifies Difference Between WIC and SNAP Programs Amid Federal Shutdown

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — The Virgin Islands Department of Health joins the National Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Association in reminding Virgin Islands families that while both the WIC program and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) help families access nutritious food, they are separate programs with different funding sources

St. Croix, US Virgin Islands — After further investigating cause of death and ensuring notification of next of kin, the Virgin Islands Department of Health is saddened to confirm the territory’s seventieth death related to COVID-19. The deceased are an 89-year-old male on St. Croix and a 44-year-old female on

St. Croix, US Virgin Islands — After further investigating cause of death and ensuring notification of next of kin, the Virgin Islands Department of Health is saddened to confirm the territory’s sixty-ninth death related to COVID-19. The deceased is a 51-year-old male on St. Croix. The Department continues to work

St. Croix, US Virgin Islands — After further investigating cause of death and ensuring notification of next of kin, the Virgin Islands Department of Health is saddened to confirm the territory’s sixty-eighth death related to COVID-19. The deceased is a 61-year-old female on St. Thomas. The Department continues to work

ST. THOMAS, USVI – The Virgin Islands Department of Education (VIDE), in partnership with American Federation of Teachers Local 1825 in the St. Thomas-St. John District and Local 1826 in the St. Croix District, will host a three-day territory-wide vaccination drive on Sept. 20, 22 and 24 aimed at increasing

St. Croix, US Virgin Islands — After further investigating cause of death and ensuring notification of next of kin, the Virgin Islands Department of Health is saddened to confirm the territory’s sixty-seventh death related to COVID-19. The deceased is a 59-year-old male on St. Thomas. The Department continues to work

St. Croix, US Virgin Islands — After further investigating cause of death and ensuring notification of next of kin, the Virgin Islands Department of Health is saddened to confirm the territory’s sixty-sixth death related to COVID-19. The deceased is a 80-year-old female on St. Croix. The Department continues to work

St. Croix, US Virgin Islands — After further investigating cause of death and ensuring notification of next of kin, the Virgin Islands Department of Health is saddened to confirm the territory’s sixty-fifth death related to COVID-19. The deceased is a 47-year-old female on St. Thomas. The Department continues to work

St. Croix, US Virgin Islands — After further investigating cause of death and ensuring notification of next of kin, the Virgin Islands Department of Health is saddened to confirm the territory’s sixty-fourth death related to COVID-19. The deceased is a 71-year-old male on St. Croix. The Department continues to work

St. Croix, US Virgin Islands — After further investigating cause of death and ensuring notification of next of kin, the Virgin Islands Department of Health is saddened to confirm the territory’s sixty-third death related to COVID-19. The deceased is a 63-year-old female on St. Croix. The Department continues to work

St. Croix, US Virgin Islands — After further investigating cause of death and ensuring notification of next of kin, the Virgin Islands Department of Health is saddened to confirm the territory’s sixty-second death related to COVID-19. The deceased is a 57-year-old male on St. Thomas. The Department continues to work

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