Bryan said Virgin Islands had 71 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 8

Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. said on June 8 that the U.S. Virgin Islands had not seen a significant increase in new COVID-19 cases, but he urged residents to continue taking precautions, especially in bars and nightclubs.

During his weekly update, Bryan said the territory was tracking three active cases. A total of 2,202 people had been tested, with 2,128 negative results, 71 positive results, 63 recoveries, three pending tests and six fatalities. He said no COVID-19 patients were hospitalized at Juan F. Luis Hospital on St. Croix, and one patient was hospitalized and improving at Schneider Regional Medical Center on St. Thomas.

Bryan said the Department of Finance had issued 3,665 additional stimulus checks in the previous week totaling more than $6.1 million. He said 28,263 stimulus checks totaling $45.9 million had been issued to date, while the government was still waiting for a list of beneficiaries from the Social Security Administration.

He also said the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority had completed its May billing cycle and applied all YES program credits to customer accounts. According to the update, WAPA had issued $250 credits to 44,157 residential ratepayers and $500 credits to 7,671 commercial ratepayers, for a total of 51,828 ratepayers.

As of June 5, the Labor Department had issued 11,291 unemployment insurance checks totaling $8.2 million and 6,599 Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation checks totaling $13.1 million, for total unemployment benefits of more than $21.3 million.

Bryan said the Labor Department had secured a contract with InTouch Call Center to provide information on COVID-19-related employment security issues and unemployment benefits.

Official source: https://www.vi.gov/governor-bryan-urges-residents-to-remain-vigilant-in-stopping-the-spread-of-covid-19-virus/