Covid-19 By The Numbers

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — An 81-year-old man died of Covid-19 last week, becoming the 27th victim of the virus in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Not much has been released about the victim other than that he was a resident of St. Thomas.

In a news conference on Monday, Governor Bryan reminded folks that the virus still poses a significant threat. "Our latest Virgin Islander to succumb to COVID-19 is a stark reminder that this virus is still a threat to the health and safety of our community. That is why we continue to urge everyone to take the vaccine and continue to wear your mask, practice safe social distancing and wash, wash, wash your hands,” said Governor Bryan.

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The Department of Health is tracking 51 active cases as of April 15. 23 of those are on St. Croix, 27 are on St. Thomas and 1 on St. John .

Covid-19 in the USVI by the Numbers:

• 94,697 people have been tested
• 91,656 tested negative
• 3.041 tested positive (1,334, on St. Croix; 1,489 on St. Thomas; and 218 on St. John)
• 2,963 have recovered
• 34,265 first doses have been administered
• 23,149 second doses have been administered
• 57,414 total doses have been administered

This week, pop-up testing sites will be at the following locations:

• Budhoe Park on St. Croix on Thursday,April 22, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
• Fort Christian parking lot on St. Thomas on Thursday, April 22, from 1 to 3 p.m.

Pre-register online for pop-up testing at covid19usvi.com/testing.

New Community Vaccination Center Locations

On May 10, the Community Vaccination Centers (CVC) will relocate from both UVI campuses.

St. Croix’s CVC is relocating to the Nissan Building in Christiansted. On St. Thomas, the CVC will move to the Community Health Clinic on the 2nd Floor at the Schneider Regional Medical Center.

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