COVID-19 update for Tuesday, April 7, 2020 Tuesday, April 7, 2020 The Virgin Islands Daily News is making our COVID-19 coverage free to all readers during this international crisis. News update By the numbers From the Virgin Islands Health Department and Johns Hopkins University World: 1,359,398 cases, 74,870 deaths United States: 368,449 cases, 10,993 deaths U.S Virgin Islands: 43 cases, 1 death St. Croix: 12 cases St. Thomas: 29 cases, 1 death St. John: 2 cases Water Island: 0 cases No location given: 0 cases Recovered: 36 cases British Virgin Islands: 3 cases, 0 deaths Governor orders closure of all public beaches as V.I. records first COVID-19 death With the Easter holiday just around the corner, and the Virgin Islands suffering its first confirmed death as a result of the COVID-19 virus, Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. on Monday ordered all public beaches in the territory to close through April 20. The order was announced during a news conference at which details of the territory's first COVID-19 death were shared. Read the story at www.dailynews.vi More news: Judge tells V.I. to pay $63 million to GERS A federal judge has ordered the V.I. government to pay the Government Employees’ Retirement System $63,143,506 — including more than $43 million in interest alone — for nearly two decades’ worth of unpaid employer contributions. 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]