CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Health on Tuesday confirmed two additional deaths related to COVID-19, bringing the territory’s virus death toll to 14.
The dead were identified only as a 95-year-old female and a 72-year-old male, each on St. Thomas.
Nine of the deaths have occurred on St. Thomas, five on St. Croix and none on St. John or Water Island.
The last four deaths have occurred in the past five days, according to VIDOH statistics.
As of August 24, the VIDOH reported that 1,030 Virgin Islanders have tested positive for the coronavirus disease.
Meanwhile, the New York Times has a feature article published today in which the U.S. Virgin Islands, Hawaii and Puerto Rico are dubbed: “the new virus hotspots.“
