A West Virginia woman, 72, passed away on Feb. 2 after receiving the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, according to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS).
Deaths after taking the COVID-19 vaccine total 8,214 across the US, with 60 deaths being in West Virginia, according to the National Vaccine Information Center.
There were 14 deaths with nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis listed as the underlying cause reported in West Virginia during the week ending April 30, 2022, an increase over the previous week.
West Virginia's death count exceeded the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending April 16, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
There were 15 Hispanic people who died in West Virginia in the week ending April 16, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).