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COVID-19 Claims Territory’s Youngest Victim, 30 Years Old On St. Croix: VIDOH

CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Health Department confirmed the territory’s 61st COVID-releated death on Sunday. The deceased, a 30-year-old man on St. Croix, is one of the territory’s youngest victims…

John McCarthy September 6, 2021

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With COVID-19 Training, USVI Kitchen Workers Plan To Counter Delta Strain

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Education’s “No V.I. Child Goes Hungry” Feeding Initiative will operate in both districts beginning September 7, following the suspension of the program…

John McCarthy September 5, 2021

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61-Year-Old Woman On St. Thomas Is The 54th Patient To Die Of COVID-19 In USVI

CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Health said the territory notched its 54th death from COVID-19. Dr. Tai Hunte-Caesar, the VIDOH medical director, said that a 61-year-old woman on…

John McCarthy August 30, 2021

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COVID-19 Has Killed 53 Unvaccinated People In The U.S. Virgin Islands: VIDOH

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Despite 12 Virgin Islanders dying from COVID-19 in the last 14 days, half the people in the territory still flatly refuse to take the vaccine that can…

John McCarthy August 29, 2021

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4 More People Die From COVID-19, Bringing USVI’s Death Toll To 49

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Health is confirming that COVID-19 has claimed the lives of four more Virgin Islanders, bringing the territory’s death toll to 49. The…

John McCarthy August 24, 2021

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All Cruise Ship Passengers 12 And Over Must Be Fully Vaccinated To Visit USVI

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Maritime Unit has responded to Governor Albert Bryan’s request for technical instructions for the next phases of the Framework for Conditional…

John McCarthy August 22, 2021

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CDC Tells Travelers At High Risk of Severe COVID-19 To Avoid Cruises At All Costs

ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday that people at an increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19 should avoid travel on cruise ships,…

Bro Bot August 21, 2021

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St. Croix Hospital Says WhatsApp Message About Gas Refueling Causing COVID Is Fake

SUNNY ISLE — A WhatsApp message that stated “the hospital sent a message saying the Delta variant appears to be spreading rapidly through the refueling pump” and further states precautions…

John McCarthy August 5, 2021

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Unvaxxed Pushing Herd Immunity Away As Threat From Delta Strain Increases

SAN JUAN — The U.S. Virgin Islands is doing twice as good as the rest of the Caribbean in terms of the number of vaccinations given, but still lags far…

Bro Bot July 25, 2021

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VIDOH: Unvaccinated People Allow Delta Variant To Gain Entry Into The USVI

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands has reported its first cases of the highly contagious Delta variant in the territory, with health officials saying that the USVI was ripe…

John McCarthy July 18, 2021