COVID-19 pandemic in the United States Virgin Islands
| COVID-19 pandemic in the United States Virgin Islands | |
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| 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 (5 years, 4 months, 3 weeks and 3 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 10[1] |
| Recovered | 24,795[1] |
Deaths | 130[1] |
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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]
- ^ a b c "Virgin Islands Department of Health". United States Virgin Islands Department of Health. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
- ^ USVI Still Has Zero COVID-19 Cases; Testing Has Begun as Virus Hits Caribbean St. Thomas Source
- ^ Gilbert, Ernice (March 13, 2020). "First Case of Coronavirus Confirmed in U.S. Virgin Islands". The Virgin Islands Times. Retrieved March 14, 2020.