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VI Department of Health Announces End of Free COVID Testing and Closure of the COVID-19 Hotline

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – The VI Department of Health’s Epidemiology Division is announcing the closure of its COVID-19 hotline and the end of free COVID-19 testing as of Friday. This decision follows the exhaustion of funding provided by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

US Virgin Islands — The Department of Health is advising the public that COVID-19 Hotline phone service (340-712-6299 and 340-776-1519) is temporarily out of service due to challenges currently being experienced by the Viya phone company. There is no word yet when services will be restored. The public is advised

US Virgin Islands — The Department of Health advises the public and businesses that the USDA has given a waiver that grants approval to the WIC programs across the nation for the flexibility to allow vendors to exchange the authorized supplemental foods obtained with food instruments (WIC vouchers) to make

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 ninth (109th) death related to COVID-19. The deceased is a 52-year-old male on St. Thomas. Commissioner Encarnacion would

US Virgin Islands — The Department of Health is advising the public and businesses to check the lot numbers on the bottom of cans of Similac, Alimentum, or EleCare powdered infant formulas after the FDA issued a Public Health Advisory to not use these powdered infant formulas with the lot

US Virgin Islands — The public is invited to participate in the FREE Heart Health Expo on Friday, February 18, 2022 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Emile Griffith Ball Park on St. Thomas, as part of a celebration of the 2022 American Heart Month. The Expo is being

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 eighth (108th) death related to COVID-19. The deceased is an 88-year-old female on St. Croix. Commissioner Encarnacion would

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 seventh (107th) death related to COVID-19. The deceased is an 84-year-old female on St. Thomas. Commissioner Encarnacion would

US Virgin Islands —Community members on all three islands turned out today to take part in the FREE HIV and Covid-19 testing events held on Valentines Day as part of the Department of Health’s Division of Communicable Diseases initiative to end the HIV Epidemic by 2030: “340 Getting to Zero.”

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 sixth (106th) death related to COVID-19. The deceased is a 78-year-old female on St. Thomas. Commissioner Encarnacion would

Department of Health Offers Free Valentines Gifts with HIV and COVID-19 Testing on Monday, February 14th