COVID-19 pandemic in the United States Virgin Islands

COVID-19 pandemic in the United States Virgin Islands
Disease	COVID-19
Virus strain	SARS-CoV-2
Location	United States Virgin Islands
First outbreak	Wuhan, Hubei, China
Index case	St. Croix
Arrival date	March 13, 2020 (1 year, 3 months, 1 week and 3 days)
Confirmed cases	109
Recovered	3,565
Deaths	30
Government website
doh.vi.gov/covid19usvi

The COVID-19 pandemic in United States Virgin Islands is 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. On March 13, the first case in the territory was confirmed, and the first community transmission case was identified on March 22.

Prevention

On March 13, 2020, the cruise ship Grandeur of the Seas was denied entry to the islands outside of allowing an injured patient to be removed from the ship.

On March 23, non-essential businesses were ordered to close beginning March 25 by Governor Albert Bryan, and residents were directed to stay home.

All University of the Virgin Islands graduate and undergraduate classes were required to be held online beginning March 23.

On March 25, entry of visitors to the islands was barred for 30 days.

Statistics

COVID-19 cases in U.S. Virgin Islands, United States  ()
     Deaths        Recoveries        Active cases

MarMarAprAprMayMayJunJunJulJulAugAug

Last 15 daysLast 15 days

Date			# of cases	# of deaths
2020-03-13		​	1(n.a.)
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2020-03-16		​	2(n.a.)
2020-03-17
2020-03-18		​	3(n.a.)
2020-03-19
2020-03-20		​	6(n.a.)
2020-03-21
2020-03-22		​	17(n.a.)
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2020-03-27		​	19(n.a.)
2020-03-28		​	22(+16%)
2020-03-29		​	30(+36%)
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2020-04-02		​	33(n.a.)
2020-04-03		​ ​	40(+21%)
2020-04-04
2020-04-05		​ ​ ​	42(n.a.)	1(n.a.)
2020-04-06		​ ​ ​	44(+4.8%)	1(=)
2020-04-07		​ ​ ​	45(+2.3%)	1(=)
2020-04-08		​ ​ ​	46(+2.2%)	1(=)
2020-04-09		​ ​ ​	50(+8.7%)	1(=)
2020-04-10		​ ​ ​	51(+2%)	1(=)
2020-04-11		​ ​ ​	51(=)	1(=)
2020-04-12		​ ​ ​	51(=)	1(=)
2020-04-13		​ ​ ​	51(=)	1(=)
2020-04-14		​ ​ ​	51(=)	1(=)
2020-04-15		​ ​ ​	51(=)	1(=)
2020-04-16		​ ​ ​	51(=)	2(+100%)
2020-04-17		​ ​ ​	53(+3.9%)	3(+50%)
2020-04-18		​ ​ ​	53(=)	3(=)
2020-04-19
2020-04-20		​ ​ ​	54(n.a.)	3(n.a.)
2020-04-21		​ ​ ​	54(=)	3(=)
2020-04-22		​ ​ ​	54(=)	3(=)
2020-04-23		​ ​ ​	54(=)	3(=)
2020-04-24		​ ​ ​	55(+1.9%)	3(=)
2020-04-25		​ ​ ​	57(+3.6%)	4(+33%)
2020-04-26		​ ​ ​	59(+3.5%)	4(=)
2020-04-27		​ ​ ​	59(=)	4(=)
2020-04-28		​ ​ ​	62(+5.1%)	4(=)
2020-04-29		​ ​ ​	66(+6.5%)	4(=)
2020-04-30		​ ​ ​	66(=)	4(=)
2020-05-01		​ ​ ​	66(=)	4(=)
2020-05-02		​ ​ ​	66(=)	4(=)
2020-05-03		​ ​ ​	66(=)	4(=)
2020-05-04		​ ​ ​	66(=)	4(=)
2020-05-05		​ ​ ​	66(=)	4(=)
2020-05-06		​ ​ ​	66(=)	4(=)
2020-05-07		​ ​ ​	68(+3%)	4(=)
2020-05-08		​ ​ ​	69(+1.5%)	4(=)
2020-05-09		​ ​ ​	69(=)	4(=)
2020-05-10		​ ​ ​	69(=)	5(+25%)
2020-05-11		​ ​ ​	69(=)	5(=)
2020-05-12		​ ​ ​	69(=)	6(+20%)
2020-05-13		​ ​ ​	69(=)	6(=)
2020-05-14		​ ​ ​	69(=)	6(=)
2020-05-15		​ ​ ​	69(=)	6(=)
2020-05-16		​ ​ ​	69(=)	6(=)
2020-05-17		​ ​ ​	69(=)	6(=)
2020-05-18		​ ​ ​	69(=)	6(=)
2020-05-19		​ ​ ​	69(=)	6(=)
2020-05-20		​ ​ ​	69(=)	6(=)
2020-05-21		​ ​ ​	69(=)	6(=)
2020-05-22		​ ​ ​	69(=)	6(=)
2020-05-23		​ ​ ​	69(=)	6(=)
2020-05-24		​ ​ ​	69(=)	6(=)
2020-05-25		​ ​ ​	69(=)	6(=)
2020-05-26		​ ​ ​	69(=)	6(=)
2020-05-27		​ ​ ​	69(=)	6(=)
2020-05-28		​ ​ ​	69(=)	6(=)
2020-05-29		​ ​ ​	69(=)	6(=)
2020-05-30		​ ​ ​	70(+1.4%)	6(=)
2020-05-31		​ ​ ​	70(=)	6(=)
2020-06-01		​ ​ ​	70(=)	6(=)
2020-06-02		​ ​ ​	70(=)	6(=)
2020-06-03		​ ​ ​	71(+1.4%)	6(=)
2020-06-04		​ ​ ​	71(=)	6(=)
2020-06-05		​ ​ ​	71(=)	6(=)
2020-06-06		​ ​ ​	71(=)	6(=)
2020-06-07		​ ​ ​	71(=)	6(=)
2020-06-08		​ ​ ​	72(+1.4%)	6(=)
2020-06-09		​ ​ ​	72(=)	6(=)
2020-06-10		​ ​ ​	72(=)	6(=)
2020-06-11		​ ​ ​	72(=)	6(=)
2020-06-12		​ ​ ​	72(=)	6(=)
2020-06-13		​ ​ ​	72(=)	6(=)
2020-06-14		​ ​ ​	72(=)	6(=)
2020-06-15		​ ​ ​	72(=)	6(=)
2020-06-16		​ ​ ​	72(=)	6(=)
2020-06-17		​ ​ ​	73(+1.4%)	6(=)
2020-06-18		​ ​ ​	73(=)	6(=)
2020-06-19		​ ​ ​	73(=)	6(=)
2020-06-20		​ ​ ​	73(=)	6(=)
2020-06-21		​ ​ ​	76(+4.1%)	6(=)
2020-06-22		​ ​ ​	76(=)	6(=)
2020-06-23		​ ​ ​	76(=)	6(=)
2020-06-24		​ ​ ​	78(+2.6%)	6(=)
2020-06-25		​ ​ ​	80(+2.6%)	6(=)
2020-06-26		​ ​ ​	81(+1.2%)	6(=)
2020-06-27		​ ​ ​	81(=)	6(=)
2020-06-28		​ ​ ​	81(=)	6(=)
2020-06-29		​ ​ ​	81(=)	6(=)
2020-06-30		​ ​ ​	81(=)	6(=)
2020-07-01		​ ​ ​	90(+11%)	6(=)
2020-07-02		​ ​ ​	92(+2.2%)	6(=)
2020-07-03		​ ​ ​	98(+6.5%)	6(=)
2020-07-04		​ ​ ​	111(+13%)	6(=)
2020-07-05		​ ​ ​	112(+0.9%)	6(=)
2020-07-06		​ ​ ​	116(+3.6%)	6(=)
2020-07-07		​ ​ ​	116(=)	6(=)
2020-07-08		​ ​ ​	122(+5.2%)	6(=)
2020-07-09		​ ​ ​	144(+18%)	6(=)
2020-07-10		​ ​ ​	153(+6.2%)	6(=)
2020-07-11		​ ​ ​	167(+9.2%)	6(=)
2020-07-12		​ ​ ​	181(+8.4%)	6(=)
2020-07-13		​ ​ ​	206(+14%)	6(=)
2020-07-14		​ ​ ​	217(+5.3%)	6(=)
2020-07-15		​ ​ ​	243(+12%)	6(=)
2020-07-16		​ ​ ​	249(+2.5%)	6(=)
2020-07-17		​ ​ ​	263(+5.6%)	6(=)
2020-07-18		​ ​ ​	283(+7.6%)	6(=)
2020-07-19		​ ​ ​	297(+4.9%)	6(=)
2020-07-20		​ ​ ​	304(+2.4%)	6(=)
2020-07-21		​ ​ ​	308(+1.3%)	6(=)
2020-07-22		​ ​ ​	320(+3.9%)	7(+17%)
2020-07-23		​ ​ ​	336(+5%)	7(=)
2020-07-24		​ ​ ​	336(=)	7(=)
2020-07-25		​ ​ ​	352(+4.8%)	7(=)
2020-07-26		​ ​ ​	361(+2.6%)	7(=)
2020-07-27		​ ​ ​	364(+0.83%)	7(=)
2020-07-28		​ ​ ​	375(+3%)	7(=)
2020-07-29		​ ​ ​	385(+2.7%)	8(+14%)
2020-07-30		​ ​ ​	398(+3.4%)	8(=)
2020-07-31		​ ​ ​	406(+2%)	8(=)
2020-08-01		​ ​ ​	421(+3.7%)	8(=)
2020-08-02		​ ​ ​	438(+4%)	8(=)
2020-08-03		​ ​ ​	439(+0.23%)	8(=)
2020-08-04		​ ​ ​	463(+5.5%)	8(=)
2020-08-05		​ ​ ​	481(+3.9%)	8(=)
2020-08-06		​ ​ ​	501(+4.2%)	9(+12%)
2020-08-07		​ ​ ​	522(+4.2%)	9(=)
2020-08-08		​ ​ ​	528(+1.1%)	9(=)
2020-08-09		​ ​ ​	547(+3.6%)	9(=)
2020-08-10		​ ​ ​	547(=)	9(=)
2020-08-11		​ ​ ​	576(+5.3%)	9(=)
2020-08-12		​ ​ ​	639(+11%)	9(=)
2020-08-13		​ ​ ​	682(+6.7%)	9(=)
2020-08-14		​ ​ ​	704(+3.2%)	9(=)
2020-08-15		​ ​ ​	734(+4.3%)	9(=)
2020-08-16		​ ​ ​	741(+0.95%)	9(=)
2020-08-17		​ ​ ​	760(+2.6%)	9(=)
2020-08-18		​ ​ ​	796(+4.7%)	9(=)
2020-08-19		​ ​ ​	828(+4%)	9(=)
2020-08-20		​ ​ ​	869(+5%)	10(+11%)
2020-08-21		​ ​ ​	932(+7.2%)	10(=)
2020-08-22		​ ​ ​	960(+3%)	10(=)
Cases: The number of cases confirmed in United States Virgin Islands per day of reporting. Data was not reported on July 24 and July 30, 2020. Sources: United States Virgin Islands Department of Health

See also

• 2020 in the Caribbean
• COVID-19 pandemic in North America
• COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
• COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory

External links

• Information from the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health