Coronavirus

Fifth Coronavirus Patient Dies at Juan F. Luis Hospital

A fifth person has died from the coronavirus in the U.S. Virgin Islands. This person, an elderly man, was on a ventilator machine and died at the Juan F. Luis Hospital today, Governor Albert Bryan has confirmed to the Consortium after the publication inquired.  The man was said to be the husband of the fourth person to die of the virus in the territory, according to multiple persons will knowledge of the matter. She was identified as a 67-year-old woman who died at her home late April and tested positive after her passing. The man was 72, according to a release the Dept. of Health issued Saturday night, and he suffered with hypertension and diabetes. Now, the deceased couple's son is said to be hospitalized at JFL and is on a ventilator as well. The fifth coronavirus death comes five days following Governor Bryan's "Safer at Home" plan, which took effect May 4 and allows non-essential businesses to re-open. The move increases the risk of community spread of the contagion, but the pl...