Health Department Confirms 100th and 101st Deaths From COVID-19 In The Territory

John McCarthyPosted oninAt VIFreep, Breaking News, Health News, St. Croix News, St. Thomas News

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Department of Health confirmed the territory’s 100th and 101st deaths related to COVID-19.

The deceased are a 68-year-old male on St. Croix and a 74-year-old male on St. Thomas, according to Health.

“We have reached a grim milestone in our battle against the coronavirus with the most recent deaths,” St. Croix Senator Kenneth “Kenny” Gittens said. “My heart goes out to all who have been affected in any way and pray God’s peace be with all those who mourn a loved one who was lost to this dreaded virus.”

Senator Gittens encouraged everyone in the territory to “remain vigilant.”

“Avoid mass gatherings, wash your hands often and wear your masks,” the senator said.

John McCarthy

John F. McCarthy is a veteran journalist in the Caribbean, writing from the "Decision Space" where survival meets the surreal. His reporting steel was tempered by a lineage of legendary editors and broadcasters, including Ed Wynn Brant (The Bomb), Owen Eschenroder (Ann Arbor News), Lynelle Emanuel (BVI Beacon), and Charles Thanas (WSVI-TV). Alongside longtime colleague Kenneth C. "Casey" Clark, McCarthy has navigated the front lines of the territory’s history—from the 1997 volcanic "snow" to every major hurricane since Hugo. Known for leaning out of doorless helicopters to capture the "money shot," McCarthy now edits the V.I. Free Press, providing the essential link between the island's colonial past and its SpaceX future.