The [US] Virgin Islands Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday, April 26, 2020, announced the fourth COVID-19 death in the US Virgin Islands (USVI). Photo; Internet Source

The US Virgin Islands (USVI) now has 57 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Photo: Travel Agent Central

The announcement was made via the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency's alert system, and was also posted on DOH's website.

Neither of the government agencies provided more details relative to which island the death occurred, or information on the victim's gender or age. This story will be updated with said details once provided.

The US Territory now has 57 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, with two additional cases being reported on St Croix. The island had 17 cases as of April 24, 2020, and now it has 19 cases as of April 25, 2020. St Thomas remained unchanged at 36 positive cases, while St John's two positive cases remained unchanged as well, according to data provided by DOH.

51 recovered

So far 776 tests have been performed, with 700 returning negative, 57 positive, and 19 pending, according to the health department. The government said 51 confirmed cases have since recovered, and four patients have died. This means the government is currently tracking only two confirmed cases.

Yet while only two positive cases are being tracked, it appears that people critically ill with the disease are either dying at home or are being rushed to the hospital with severe coronavirus symptoms where they later expire. To give an example, the Department of Health announced on the night of April 17, 2020, a third coronavirus death, which occurred on St Croix.

The DOH said the victim was a 77-year-old man who was on a ventilator at the Juan F. Luis Hospital. Earlier the same day, however, Governor Albert A. Bryan Jr said during his coronavirus press briefing that there was only one hospitalised case and this person was on St Thomas. 

Mr Bryan said on Friday, April 24, 2020, that, "Right now there are no COVID[-19] patients hospitalised at either of our hospitals, so that is always good." Yet on April 26, 2020, the DOH reported the territory's fourth death, which means the victim either died at home or was rushed to the hospital with severe symptoms then passed.