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U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – The VI Department of Health is encouraging the territory’s healthcare providers in the territory to apply for National Health Service Corps (NHSC) site designation. The application period is open; however, it will close on June 17, 2025. “Becoming an NHSC site opens the door to critical
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
St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, 01/11/2022 – Effective Tuesday, 01/11/2022, until further notice, The DOH Division of Environmental Health offices on St. Thomas and St. Croix will be open from 8 AM to 12 PM Monday to Friday. In the case of an emergency, please contact Director Wanson Harris at (340)
US Virgin Islands — The Virgin Islands Department of Health would like to remind the community that all individuals, regardless of vaccination status, who test positive for COVID19, are to isolate for 10 days. Isolation separates people who are sick with an infectious disease from people who are not sick.
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 ninetieth death related to COVID-19. The deceased is an 84-year-old female on St. Thomas. The Department continues to work to slow
US Virgin Islands — The Virgin Islands Department of Health would like to remind the community of its COVID-19 testing recommendations, and isolation, and quarantine procedures. Individuals who are sick or have been exposed to someone with COVID-19 should call the Epidemiology hotline to schedule an appointment for a COVID-19 test.
To minimize the exposure of Government employees to COVID-19, Cigna is temporarily waiving the physician referral requirement for COVID-19 Rapid (PCR) testing through January 15, 2022. If a Government employee with Cigna insurance has been exposed to COVID-19 or is having symptoms, they can go directly to an independent laboratory