It was an "isolated incident and there was no threat to other Marines or the public,” a Marine spokeswoman said.
Individual hospitals may consider mask mandates if they see a surge in COVID-19 cases locally.
Lance Cpl. Nicholas Maurice Dural, 20, of Lafayette, Louisiana, had been serving at the U.S. embassy in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, since April.
The summer was a particularly difficult time for the Marine Corps in terms of both on- and off-duty accidents.
Both were 19-year-old members of Air Force units tasked with securing the nation’s nuclear missile fields.
Spc. Jeremy Evans and Spc. Brian Snowden were killed Monday in a tactical vehicle accident in Alaska.
Lance Cpl. Joseph Whaley was killed by "negligent discharge during live-fire small arms training exercise,” according to the Naval Safety Command.
Virus infection cases within the VA health care system are up more than 200% in the last two months.
Lance Cpl. Joseph D. Whaley died Thursday during nighttime live-fire training.
A Marine training at School of Infantry-West died Thursday during “a night live-fire training event," according to the Marine Corps.
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