Monday Digest: 86 Covid-19 Cases in Four Days for 109 Total Actives; Man Found Dead on Beach; and Puerto Rico to Lockdown on Sundays
- Staff Consortium
- December 07, 2020
This is the 16th Edition of the Monday Digest. Here's what you need to know. USVI Sees 86 New Cases of Covid-19 in 4 Days The V.I. Department of Health on Saturday reported 16 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing total new cases in four days to 86 for a total of 109 active cases. According to D.O.H., the breakdown sees St. Croix accounting for 33 of the actives, St. Thomas with 45 and St. John with 31. About 13 of the new cases were listed as under investigation. Puerto Rico Set to Lockdown on Sundays as Cases Rise Puerto Rico’s governor has announced stricter measures to fight COVID-19, including a lockdown on Sundays and the closure of all marinas as the U.S. territory grapples with an increase in cases and deaths. Gov. Wanda Vázquez also tightened a curfew, with businesses now ordered to close by 8:30 p.m. and no one allowed on streets from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. except for essential workers and those delivering food until 11 p.m. Only gas stations, pharmacies, grocery stor...
