Governor Albert Bryan will hold a press briefing today to update the territory on his administration's efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic, which has been spiraling out of control in the territory following an outbreak at the prison in St. Thomas and 16 cases at the Queen Louise Home for the Aged, with 10 residents of the facility testing positive for the virus along with 6 staff members.
The Consortium has learned that members of the administration's Covid-19 Task Force are scheduled to meet this morning to discuss new restrictions. If changes are made to the current guidelines, they are expected to be announced at today's press briefing, according to a person with knowledge of the developments.
The press event will be held at 1:00 p.m. and will be carried live on the Consortium's website and Facebook platforms.
The V.I. Dept. of Health on Wednesday evening reported 43 new cases of the virus territory-wide, 9 on St. Croix, 2 on St. John and 32 on St. Thomas. St. Thomas is now leading the USVI with 165 active cases, followed by 27 on St. Croix and 5 on St. John.
A day before, D.O.H. reported 63 new cases territory-wide, equating to a two-day total of 106.
Community spread represented 14 of the 32 new cases in St. Thomas, followed by 8 close contact cases, 2 through travel while 8 cases remained under investigation. On St. Croix, 2 of the 9 cases were transmitted through community spread, 1 through close contact and the other cases were under investigation as of Wednesday evening.
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