CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. announced on Wednesday that he is implementing a “Safer At Home” order that will become effective on Monday, May 4. Bryan also said he is issuing an executive order that will detail the phased reopening of non-essential businesses and the guidelines to which they will be subject. • The […]
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Coronavirus Report: 67-Year-Old St. Croix Woman Is 4th COVID-19 Fatality In USVI (UPDATE)
CHRISTIANSTED — The U.S. Virgin Islands recorded its fourth death from COVID-19 over the weekend, a 67-year-old woman on St. Croix who died at home, according to Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. The woman who died was never hospitalized, but was tested for presence of the coronavirus “post mortem,” Bryan said, speaking at a press conference […]
Day 80 Of USVI COVID-19 Response: Bryan Says VIDOH Only Tracking 1 Active Case
CHRISTIANSTED — During a press conference today to update residents on COVID-19, Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. shared some positive news about the territory’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic that the Virgin Islands Department of Health is currently tracking only a single active case. “This, without a doubt, is welcomed news but certainly not cause for […]
COVID-19 Patients To Be Moved To ‘Training Institute’ On Grounds Of National Guard Armory In Bethlehem
FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands National Guard said it is working with the Virgin Islands government and its federal partners to convert the 210th Regional Training Institute at its Estate Bethlehem compound to an Alternate Care Facility (ACF) to house COVID-19 patients. Governor Albert Bryan, Jr., Brigadier General Kodjo Knox-Limbacker, the Adjutant General of the Virgin […]
Bryan Confirms 3rd COVID-19 Death, Says He Was A 77-Year-Old St. Croix Man
CHRISTIANSTED — A 77-year-old St. Croix man with “underlying health issues” was the third person to die of COVID-19 in the territory, Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. said. Speaking at a press conference in Government House this afternoon, Bryan said he got confirmation of the unidentified man’s death “late Friday afternoon” and that the man had […]
United States’ COVID-19 Death Toll Hits 40,000
WASHINGTON — The number of COVID-19 deaths in the United States rose by nearly 2,000 in the past 24 hours to reach 40,661 on Sunday (April 19), a tally from Johns Hopkins University showed. The rise in deaths, by 1,997, is marginally above the 1,891 which Johns Hopkins data showed a day earlier for the previous 24-hour […]
Effective Today: You Can No Longer Visit Patients At Juan Luis Hospital: CEO
CHRISTIANSTED — To support JFL’s COVID-19 response, the Juan F. Luis Hospital administration said that it has been “working around the clock to ensure a higher level of care to all patients requiring treatment.” Thank You For Donations and Support The hospital administration said it “thanks the community for supporting the JFL team with donations, […]
COVID-19 In USVI: 3rd Person Dies Of Coronavirus … Gov’t Won’t Say Where
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) said that there has been a third death from the novel cororavirus in the territory. A text alert from VITEMA at 9:02 a.m. today said that the death had occurred in the U.S. Virgin Islands but made no mention of the patient or where […]
72-Year-Old Woman On St. Thomas Becomes 2nd Person To Die Of COVID-19 In USVI
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A 72-year-old woman on St. Thomas became the second person to die of the novel coronavirus in the territory, Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. said in a press conference this afternoon. Health Commissioner Justa Encarnacion said the unidentified woman got COVID-19 virus from “community spread,” which meant that health officials don’t know for […]
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 […]