Good evening members,

We continue to work closely with the public sector on gathering and disseminating important updates on COVID-19. As of this afternoon, there are 145,000 confirmed cases worldwide with 4613 fatalities. We have begun to see the number of cases in China trending down, so measures to protect further spread of the virus appear to be having the desired effect. Testing will begin on St. Croix next Monday or Tuesday as opposed to sending tests to Puerto Rico and Miami for further analysis.

If you suspect you have symptoms or if you have questions, please call the Epi Hotline:  340-‪712-6299‬ (STX) and ‪776-1519‬ (STT & STJ).

Please view a VITEMA update from Gov. Albert Bryan and the Department of Health Commissioner as they addressed the territory this afternoon to confirm the first case of COVID-19 in the USVI. http://bit.ly/confirmedcase

You can also view the governor’s morning press conference on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/wtjx/videos/650541329094614/?vh=e.

Thank you for your patience and cooperation as we continue to receive updates.