It was all good news from Government House Monday afternoon with officials reporting no active hurricanes, still no monkeypox confirmed in the territory, and fewer COVID cases.
Daryl Jaschen, director of the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency, said the tropical Atlantic was free of dangerous storms. Several smaller disturbances remain but are not threatening, he said.
Territorial Epidemiologist Dr. Esther Ellis reported a second week of declining cases of COVID. Only 36 cases were active in the territory — 30 on St. Croix, five on St. Thomas, and one on St. John. One person was hospitalized on St. Thomas with a respiratory infection, she said.
Last week, the Health Department announced 40 COVID cases, down from 78 on Sept. 28. Five people were hospitalized on St. Thomas last week.
Ellis urged Virgin Islanders not yet vaccinated to do so, warning the upcoming tourist season will bring visitors from around the globe carrying the coronavirus. She also urged getting a flu shot.
