COVID-19 pandemic in the United States Virgin Islands

COVID-19 pandemic in the United States Virgin Islands
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationUnited States Virgin Islands
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China
Index caseSt. Croix
Arrival dateMarch 13, 2020
(1 year, 1 month, 3 weeks and 4 days)
Confirmed cases10[1]
Recovered24,795[1]
Deaths
130[1]
Government website
doh.vi.gov/covid19usvi

The COVID-19 pandemic in United States Virgin Islands was a part of the ongoing global viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which was reported to have spread to the U.S. territory of the Virgin Islands with the first confirmed case of COVID-19 on March 13, 2020. COVID-19 testing on the islands began on March 3, 2020, with the first three tests sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.[2] On March 13, the first case in the territory was confirmed, and the first community transmission case was identified on March 22.[3]

  1. ^ a b c "Virgin Islands Department of Health". United States Virgin Islands Department of Health. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  2. ^ USVI Still Has Zero COVID-19 Cases; Testing Has Begun as Virus Hits Caribbean St. Thomas Source
  3. ^ Gilbert, Ernice (March 13, 2020). "First Case of Coronavirus Confirmed in U.S. Virgin Islands". The Virgin Islands Times. Retrieved March 14, 2020.

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