Bryan extended stay-at-home order to Sept. 8 and delayed school reopening to Sept. 14

Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. said on August 31, 2020, that the U.S. Virgin Islands' stay-at-home order had been extended through September 8, citing COVID-19 community spread and hospitalizations.

The extension delayed the planned reopening of public schools from September 8 to September 14. Government House said all school campuses, including private and parochial schools, would remain closed.

During his weekly briefing, Bryan said the territory was tracking 222 active COVID-19 cases. Government House reported that 16,250 people had been tested, with 15,100 negative results, 1,134 positive results, 898 recoveries and 15 deaths. It said two COVID-19 patients were hospitalized at Juan F. Luis Hospital on St. Croix, including one on a ventilator, and nine were hospitalized at Schneider Regional Medical Center on St. Thomas, including one on a ventilator.

Bryan also addressed legislation approved by the 33rd Legislature authorizing his administration to explore refinancing bonds backed by the Internal Revenue Matching Fund.

Government House said the Department of Human Services had begun issuing Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer benefits to families with school-age children who qualified for the School Lunch Program. It also reported that the Virgin Islands Department of Labor had issued 60,983 unemployment-related checks totaling $67.8 million.

Official source: https://www.vi.gov/governor-bryan-extends-stay-at-home-order/