COVID-19 In The USVI: 51 Confirmed Cases: 35 On STT; 14 On STX; 2 On STJ

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands’ outbreak of the coronavirus has now infected at least 51 people, but the territory’s death toll remained just one this weekend.

Confirmed cases in the territory increased by five this weekend to 51, according to figures released by the Virgin Islands Department of Health.

St. Thomas has had one recorded death, an 85-year-old man who was in contact with people from Anguilla. There are three people hospitalized for COVID-19 to date.

PATIENTS UNDER INVESTIGATION update (375 CUMULATIVE TOTAL): As of April 12, 2020

Positive: 51 (14 STX; 35 STT; 2 STJ)

  • STX: 10 travel; 3 community; 1 contact with confirmed case; 0 under investigation
  • STT: 7 travel; 13 community; 13 contact with confirmed case; 2 under investigation
  • STJ: 2 travel; 0 community; 0 contact with confirmed case; 0 under investigation

Negative: 322 (130 STX; 173 STT; 19 STJ)

Pending: 2 (1 STX; 1 STT; 0 STJ)

Recovered: 43/51 recovered

Death: 1

https://doh.vi.gov/covid19usvi

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