DOH Reminds Virgin Islanders of FEMA’s Funeral Assistance Program for COVID-19 Related Deaths

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DOH Reminds Virgin Islanders of FEMA’s Funeral Assistance Program for COVID-19 Related Deaths

Since the program began taking applications in April 2021, DOH’s Division of Vital Records and Statistics has reached out to and will continue to make contact with the families of all persons in the USVI who lost loved ones to COVID-19 related causes.

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