In the BVI, Covid-Related Deaths Climb to 37, But Hospitalizations and Active Cases Recede
Staff Consortium |
August 06, 2021
TORTOLA, BVI — Covid-19 deaths in the British Virgin Islands have climbed to 37 according to the most recent data, as the British territory experienced a devastating coronavirus outbreak that started at the end of June and wreaked havoc — taking the lives of 36 individuals in just over a month. Even so, the BVI is seeing some positive signs. Even as deaths have climbed to 37 — just three behind the U.S. Virgin Islands whose population is over three times the size of the BVI's — the number of cases have declined to 441 from a peak of over 1,600, though still elevated for a population of 30,000. Also on the decline were hospitalizations. At its peak, the BVI said over 30 individuals were hospitalized, but that number is now down to 8 as of Friday. As of July 28, a total of 16,445 people in the BVI had received vaccination, while 11,438 were…