For Monday, April 20, 2020 Monday, April 20, 2020 The Virgin Islands Daily News is making our COVID-19 coverage free to all readers during this international crisis. Just as businesses were preparing to reopen after a 14-day lockdown, BVI Gov. Augustus Jaspert this weekend ordered employees to return to their homes as the territory’s first coronavirus-related death was announced. Read the story at www.dailynews.vi Coral World trainers keep animals active Feeling bored and sluggish amid the COVID-19 pandemic is not just a risk for humans but the bevy of sea animals at Coral World Ocean Park on St. Thomas. Read the story at www.dailynews.vi By the numbers From the Virgin Islands Health Department and Johns Hopkins University World: 2,417,977 cases, 166,066 deaths United States: 759,786 cases, 40,683 deaths U.S Virgin Islands: 53 cases, 3 deaths St. Croix: 15 cases, 1 death St. Thomas: 36 cases, 2 deaths St. John: 2 cases Water Island: 0 cases Recovered: 48 cases British Virgin Islands: 5 cases, 1 death Recovered: 2 cases Army barracks being converted to COVID treatment facility on St. Croix The federal government is converting a National Guard barracks into a coronavirus “alternate care facility” in anticipation of the peak number of patients who will need of hospitalization, according to an announcement Saturday by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Read the story at www.dailynews.vi The Virgin Islands Daily News | 9155 Estate Thomas, St. Thomas, 00802 U.S. Virgin Islands Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | About Constant Contact Sent by [email protected]