Healthcare on the Virgin Islands

Spread of the corona virus on the Virgin Islands

The inhabitants of the Virgin Islands are also affected by the corona pandemic and the spread of the Sars-Covid-19 virus. By April 7th, 2020, 45 infected persons and 1 death have been reported in the country. The first confirmed infections were reported on March 23rd, 2020, which is the date of the official notification. An additional 10-14 days are calculated for noticing one's own infection, the doctor's appointment, the laboratory test and, above all, the period from the infection until the first symptoms appear. The country reached its peak so far on March 23rd with 17 new infected persons.



The graph shows the number of people infected.

Mortality rate of infected persons
From the previously infected and deceased people, on the Virgin Islands results in a mortality rate of 2.2%. However, it should be borne in mind that death occurs an average of 19 days after the first symptoms appear. The time of the actual infection is therefore followed by several days until a person affected has a medical test carried out and the results are available. In order to quantify mortality more precisely, one would therefore have to compare the deaths that have occurred to date with those reported 30 infected up to 10 days ago. This gives on the Virgin Islands a new mortality rate of 3.3%.

Due to the current corona pandemic, we update the worldwide case numbers daily. A list of all infected and dead people by country can be found on our Corona virus topic page.