U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — The Virgin Islands Department of Health today announced the launch of a comprehensive Gen Z Suicide Prevention Campaign, a targeted, territory-wide effort to address the growing mental health crisis affecting young people ages 14–26 and to equip parents and caregivers with tools to better support them.
St. Croix, US Virgin Islands — The Department of Health advised the public that the COVID19 Hotlines have returned to operational status. The technical difficulties experienced with Viya telephone equipment over the past two days have been corrected allowing the two COVID-19 Hotlines, 340-712-6299 on St. Croix and 340-776-1519 on
St. Croix, 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 seventy-seventh and seventy-eighth deaths related to COVID-19. The deceased are a 78-year-old male and a 39-year-old male. Both deaths
St. Croix, 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 seventy-sixth death related to COVID-19. The deceased is a 59-year-old female on St. Croix. The Department continues to work
St. Croix, US Virgin Islands — Technical difficulties with Viya telephone equipment have rendered the two COVID-19 Hotlines, 340-712-6299 on St. Croix and 340-776-1519 on St. Thomas temporarily non-functional. Viya was made aware of the situation mid-day Tuesday and assures the Department they are working to restore functionality to the
St. Croix, 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 seventy-fifth death related to COVID-19. The deceased is a 37-year-old male on St. Croix. The Department continues to work
St. Croix, 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 seventy-fourth death related to COVID-19. The deceased is a 59-year-old female on St. Thomas. The Department continues to work
St. Croix, 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 seventy-third death related to COVID-19. The deceased is a 78-year-old female on St. Croix. The Department continues to work
St. Croix, US Virgin Islands — The Virgin Islands Department of Health announces that Community Vaccination Centers on St. Croix and St. Thomas will be closed on October 11, 2021 in observance of Virgin Islands-Puerto Rico Friendship Day. Normal hours of operation resume on October 12, 2021. On October 18th,
St. Croix, 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 seventy-second death related to COVID-19. The deceased is an 89-year-old male on St. Croix The Department continues to work
Virgin Islands (October 4, 2021) — The Virgin Islands Department of Health is pleased to announce that Commissioner Justa Encarnacion has been elected to serve as the Atlantic Territorial Director for the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO). Earlier this year, newly inducted members of the Board of
