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USVI is Not 'Resting on Our Laurels' Relative to Covid-19 Response, Tourism Commissioner Joseph
USVI is Not 'Resting on Our Laurels' Relative to Covid-19 Response, Tourism Commissioner Joseph Boschulte SaysDept. of Tourism Commissioner Joseph Boschulte said Friday that while the global community learns to adapt to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), protecting lives and livelihoods while ensuring the territory's economic survival is the order of the day for the foreseeable future.
He said while there was a 5.6 percent increase in overall positive cases on Thursday (from 249 to 263), with increased testing, the territory saw less than 2 percent of all persons tested in the past 24 hours delivering a positive result.
On Friday, the Dept. of Health reported 20 new cases in the USVI.
An encouraging sign is the low number of fatalities — 6 deaths total. Additionally, this number has remained unchanged for over two months.
"Throughout the course of this pandemic the U.S. Virgin Islands has been extremely vigilant in keeping our community and visitors informed about and engaged in our approach to mitigate the spread of COVID-19," Mr. Boschulte said.
Read more: https://viconsortium.com/vi-experience_the_usvi/virgin-islands-usvi-is-not-resting-on-our-laurels-relative-to-covid-19-response-tourism-commissioner-joseph-boschulte-says-