Coronavirus

47-Year-Old Woman Becomes 65th Covid-related Death in USVI and 9th for September

V.I. Department of Health on Friday announced that a 47-year-old woman has died of Covid-19 related causes, carrying the territory's total deaths since the pandemic to 65. "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 sixty-fifth death related to Covid-19. The deceased is a 47-year-old female on St. Thomas," D.O.H. announced via release. Today's announcement represented the 9th Covid-related death for the month of September, or about one death per day. D.O.H. announced the 57th Covid-related death on September 1st. Health Commissioner Justa Encarnacion on Thursday said the U.S. Virgin Islands has the lowest Covid vaccination rate in the U.S. She also said Covid-19 cases were again on the rise in the territory, with 80 active infections recorded today, a majority of which were confirmed on St. Croix. "The United States Virgin Islands is the lowest in vaccination rat...