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Dominican Republic Says Its Citizens Will Be Among The 1st In The World To Get The COVID-19 Vaccine; Will USVI People Be The Last?

SANTO DOMINGO — Virgin Islands Department of Health Territorial Epidemiologist Dr. Esther Ellis said on November 17 that the territory would receive doses of the FDA-approved coronavirus vaccine "at the…

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Health Department Says Positive COVID-19 Patients Aboard Vessels Are ‘Safe and Isolated’ From Public

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Health has reported 13 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in its latest epidemiology report. Eight of the positive cases are on St. Thomas. The…

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Health Department Says Ship That Brought 6 COVID-19 Cases To Our Shores Was A Cargo Ship

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Health clarified Tuesday that the ship that accounted for six new cases of COVID-19 in the territory was a cargo ship at a secure…

VI Free Press November 4, 2020

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Health Department Releases News of 23rd COVID-19 Death 1 Day After 22nd Victim

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Health Department announced Tuesday night that a 58-year-old woman from St. Thomas became the 23rd COVID-related death in the territory. The announcement comes one…

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USVI Sees Small Spike in COVID-19 Cases, Gets 22nd Death On St. Croix: VIDOH

CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Health Department confirmed on Monday that a 65-year-old St. Croix man has become the 22nd death related to COVID-19 in the territory. The Health Department…

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Health Department Discourages Door-To-Door Or ‘Trunk’ or Treating This Halloween

CHRISTIANSTED — During the Government House weekly COVID-19 press briefing today, Government House Communications Director Richard Motta Jr. and Health Commissioner Justa Encarnacion said Governor Albert Bryan Jr.’s COVID-19 Task Force…

VI Free Press October 26, 2020

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St. Croix Paramedic Loses 3-Year Battle With Colon Cancer, Dies At Age 42

CHRISTIANSTED — St. Croix paramedic Nowel Garcia sadly lost his battle with cancer at the age of 42. The Virgin Islands Department of Health issued a statement Thursday extending condolences to Garcia's family…

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Commissioner Advises Against Any Unneeded Travel To U.S. Mainland As COVID-19 Cases Spike There

CHRISTIANSTED — During the Government House weekly COVID-19 press briefing, Health Commissioner Justa Encarnacion urged Virgin Islanders to avoid traveling unless it is necessary because of the continuing surge of coronavirus…

VI Free Press October 19, 2020

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VIDOH Confirms 21st COVID-19 Death In The Territory Happened In St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Health confirmed that the 21st COVID-19 related death occurred in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The deceased was a 76-year-old woman on St. Thomas, the…

VI Free Press October 16, 2020

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CDC Lists U.S. Virgin Islands As A ‘Level 3’ Destination, Where Risk of Getting COVID-19 Is ‘High, Very High’

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Six countries in the Eastern Caribbean have been deemed as safe for citizens from the United States to travel to— and the U.S. Virgin Islands is not…

VI Free Press October 16, 2020