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VI Department of Health Encourages Residents to “Accept the Call” for BRFSS Health Survey

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — The Virgin Islands Department of Health is encouraging residents to accept telephone calls from 340-693-1021 as the Territory conducts the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, or BRFSS, a health survey used to better understand the health and well-being of Virgin Islands residents. The Virgin Islands BRFSS

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 forty-fifth death related to COVID-19. The deceased is a 74-year-old male 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 forty-fourth death related to COVID-19. The deceased is an 80-year-old female 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 forty-second death related to COVID-19. The deceased is a 62-year-old female on St. John. 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 forty-third death related to COVID-19. The deceased is a 58-year-old female on St. Thomas The Department continues to work

U.S. Virgin Islands, August 12, 2021 – The St. Thomas Division of Environmental Health office at the Knud Hansen Complex on St. Thomas will be closed until Wednesday, August 18th. No health cards or health permits will be processed at that location until their reopening.

St. Croix, US Virgin Islands (July 21, 2021) – The Department of Health confirms that the Delta variant of COVID-19 has been identified in the territory as health officials continue to push to get more Virgin Islanders vaccinated. The Department of Health’s Division of Epidemiology has been working with Yale University

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 thirty-third death related to COVID-19. The deceased is an 80-year-old female on St. Thomas. The Department continues to work to

St. Croix, US Virgin Islands — Commissioner Justa Encarnacion would like to inform the public that The Virgin Islands Department of Health Morris F. DeCastro Clinic on St. John will close half day today Wednesday July 14, 2021 to continue repairs on the air conditioning system. DeCastro will reopen tomorrow

St. Croix, US Virgin Islands — Effective July 13, 2021, cashier services will not be available at the Knud Hansen Complex on Tuesdays and Thursdays until further notice. Cashier services on Tuesdays and Thursdays will be available at the following sites: Schneider Regional Medical Center Community Health Elaine Co. Building.

St. Croix, US Virgin Islands — The Virgin Islands Department of Health (DOH), in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), are hosting the “Breathe Easy Virgin Islands” Asthma Awareness Forum on Saturday, July 17, 2021, from 9:30 a.m. to Noon. This community

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