U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — The Virgin Islands Department of Health’s Epidemiology Division, this month, received national recognition at the 2026 Annual Conference of the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE), one of the nation’s premier public health conferences. Health Commissioner Justa Encarnacion congratulated the team on their achievements. “I
US Virgin Islands — After further investigating cause of death and ensuring notification of next of kin, the Virgin Islands Department of Health is saddened to confirm the territory’s one hundred and third death related to COVID-19. The deceased is a 57-year-old male on St. Thomas. The Commissioner Encarnacion would
US Virgin Islands, 02/04/2022 – Recently, cases of Legionnaires’ disease have been detected in both St Thomas and St Croix. Legionnaires’ disease, a type of severe pneumonia, is caused by breathing in tiny droplets of water containing Legionella bacteria. In the US Virgin Islands, many residents rely on cisterns for
US Virgin Islands — After further investigating cause of death and ensuring notification of next of kin, the Virgin Islands Department of Health is saddened to confirm the territory’s one hundred and second death related to COVID-19. The deceased is a 78-year-old male on St. Croix. The Department continues to
US Virgin Islands — Starting Wednesday, February 2nd, the Department of Health will shift to temporarily cease its COVID-19 pop-up testing events on St. Croix and St. Thomas. This change will not impact pop-up testing and vaccinations that occur on St. John. “The Department was able to quickly meet the
US Virgin Islands — After further investigating cause of death and ensuring notification of next of kin, the Virgin Islands Department of Health is saddened to confirm the territory’s one hundredth and one hundred-first deaths related to COVID-19. The deceased are a 68-year-old male on St. Croix and a 74-year-old
US Virgin Islands — After further investigating cause of death and ensuring notification of next of kin, the Virgin Islands Department of Health is saddened to confirm the territory’s ninety-nineth death related to COVID-19. The deceased is a 65-year-old male on St. Thomas. The Department continues to work to slow
US Virgin Islands — After further investigating cause of death and ensuring notification of next of kin, the Virgin Islands Department of Health is saddened to confirm the territory’s 98th death related to COVID-19. The deceased is a 60-year-old female on St. Thomas. The Department continues to work to slow
US Virgin Islands — After further investigating cause of death and ensuring notification of next of kin, the Virgin Islands Department of Health is saddened to confirm the territory’s 97th death related to COVID-19. The deceased is a 77-year-old male on St. Croix. The Department continues to work to slow
US Virgin Islands — After further investigating cause of death and ensuring notification of next of kin, the Virgin Islands Department of Health is saddened to confirm the territory’s 95th death related to COVID-19. The deceased is a 67-year-old male on St. Thomas. The Department continues to work to slow
US Virgin Islands — After further investigating cause of death and ensuring notification of next of kin, the Virgin Islands Department of Health is saddened to confirm the territory’s ninety-first death related to COVID-19. The deceased is a 75-year-old male on St. Thomas. The Department continues to work to slow
