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25 active cases of COVID-19 in VI- Premier

- 5500 more needed to take jab for VI to achieve herd immunity; Batch of vaccines to expire August 31, 2021
Active COVID-19 cases in the Virgin Islands are down to 25 as of August 27, 2021. Photo: Internet Source/File
Some 5500 more persons need to be vaccinated for the territory to be considered as having herd immunity. Photo: GIS/File
Some 5500 more persons need to be vaccinated for the territory to be considered as having herd immunity. Photo: GIS/File
Another 'Operation Protect Each Other Vaccination Drive Thru will be held from this weekend at Festival Grounds from 9:00am to 5:00pm on Saturday and Sunday and from 9:00am to 4:00pm on Monday and Tuesday. Photo: GIS
Another 'Operation Protect Each Other Vaccination Drive Thru will be held from this weekend at Festival Grounds from 9:00am to 5:00pm on Saturday and Sunday and from 9:00am to 4:00pm on Monday and Tuesday. Photo: GIS
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Active COVID-19 cases in the Virgin Islands are down to 25, Premier and Minister of Finance Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has announced in a COVID-19 update today, August 27, 2021.

There were some 31 active cases at the previous update of August 23, 2021.

Just over a month ago, the VI experienced an outbreak of COVID-19 and active cases reached more than 1600.

Get vaccinated!

Premier Fahie urged the territory to continue to adhere to the protocols and also to get vaccinated if there is no valid reason for them to not take the jab.

He said some 5500 more persons need to get vaccinated for the territory to be considered as having herd immunity.

Additionally, he said another batch of vaccines is set to expire on August 31, 2021.

Vaccination drive @ Festival Grounds this weekend

Meanwhile, the Premier announced that another 'Operation Protect Each Other Vaccination Drive Thru will be held from this weekend at Festival Grounds from 9:00am to 5:00pm on Saturday and Sunday and from 9:00am to 4:00pm on Monday and Tuesday.

Both first and second jabs of the AstraZeneca vaccine will be administered.

12 Responses to “25 active cases of COVID-19 in VI- Premier”

  • ccc (27/08/2021, 16:04) Like (12) Dislike (23) Reply
    Get vaccinated please
  • Our vaccination Rate is good.. (27/08/2021, 16:40) Like (11) Dislike (5) Reply
    Open up the country, try make entry easier..only a good strong economy can safe VIP.. . Foy knows that. Time to propel forward, .dont expect covid to completely go away anytime soon..We live with it...Cant run, cant hide, .
  • Stop hold back the economy (27/08/2021, 16:46) Like (8) Dislike (22) Reply
    Get vaccinated!
  • Herd immunity (27/08/2021, 17:59) Like (15) Dislike (2) Reply
    Herd immunity is one big lie. Look at Israel. It’s a scheme to have the majority take the jab so they can keep the economy going if they shut out the unvaccinated. So if you reach this heard immunity will you leave the unvaccinated alone. Can they get a card saying they’re the 20% that don’t need the vax
  • sheep (27/08/2021, 19:11) Like (6) Dislike (14) Reply
    Stop hold back the economy get vaccinated. No other considerations just do it. What a bunch of simple minded sheep.
  • Angel (27/08/2021, 19:24) Like (5) Dislike (25) Reply
    I am very sorry to say this, but the people who refuse to take the jabs are the ones holding back the country from opening up fully. At the rate we are going, looks like the anti-vaxxers have the country under seige, therefore we are not opening up any time soon. Those of us who wanted the vaccine have already taken it. Leave the others to their own demise.
    • Agree (28/08/2021, 11:23) Like (0) Dislike (7) Reply
      The vaccine hesitant will disappear in a couple of more years then the BVI can re-open to tourism with a 100% vaccinated population.
  • facts (27/08/2021, 22:58) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    The Premier and his team must be vaccinated.
  • WOW (28/08/2021, 00:00) Like (9) Dislike (5) Reply
    From 31 to 25 in one month, Y'all is a set of liers. Remove this CURFEW off the people slave masters
  • Good Advisor Free-Of-Charge Advisory (28/08/2021, 01:56) Like (2) Dislike (1) Reply
    Late last year some persons and I warned us not to open up the country too fast. warning was ignored, and we paid the price for our ignorance. Now there is a more desperate call to speedily and fully open up the country. Many that are calling for a speedy and full opening up our country are among those that disregard protocol rules.
    Last month about the middle of July when only about 14 to about 16 souls had surcrumed to the covid-19 virus, I said in my mind that 36 persons would die from the covid-19 virus spike. When the number had reached 33, I thought that the death toll will surpassed 36. Three more persons died after number 33 to equal 36 in the last covid-19 virus spiked.
    Information that has reached me is that there's a delta plus strain of the covid-19 virus on going in a number of countries.
    A full opening up of our country at this time is highly risky. Many persons that are living among us are very self-centred and arrogant. Do not please their igotistic device, nor should we our own.

    Believe this or not.
    In the Month of February 2020 it was revealed to me, two Bible scriptures confirmed: at this time I don't remember one of the scriptures. But one reads: "Once more will I shake the heavens and the earth, and only those things that cannot be shaken off will remain."
    I wondered about what Will be so destructive against us humans, that live on this earth. The next month after, March 2020 the covid-19 virus had already, and continue its death plaque rampage.

    Believe this or not.
    God is not disleased that even though He has shown His great love, and merciful compassion to His human children, the vast majority number refused to acknowledge Him for who He is. Many today are continuing the saying that there is no God, His existence is a mythical deranged like belief, that has no foundation.
    Covid-19 virus is one of God's response to our continuing rebellious ways against His righteous judgement.
    Most, if not all those that died from the covid-19 virus so far were shaking off the tree of life. If we don't quickly ammend our ways, the covid-19 virus evolving stages will continue its deadly plaque against us, and even more deadlier viruses will strike us, soon in this third decade of this 21st Century.

    Note: God does not condones nor does He protect sins, He compassionately forgave sinners of their sins, if we meet all His righteous conditions.

  • Dudes (28/08/2021, 09:45) Like (29) Dislike (2) Reply
    Do you all not research and see how many deaths the vaccines have caused factual confirmed deaths no ‘misinformation’. It should be a personal choice and with no economic restrictions. In the UK alone over 1k people have died from the vaccine.

    Granted many more died from Covid those are the facts.

    Lisa Shaw a bbc reporter most recently is a high profile case where the corner confirmed her death by the vaccine.

    People simply need the truth with no spins.

    Plus if they tested for anti bodies they might observe were probably closer to the mentioned goal of herd immunity. But all logic has gone out the window in this pandemic it’s about ideology and economics and following a script from abroad rather than giving people correct information.

    Some still believe the vaccines have not caused any death or that they are all equal in safety between the various brands which is simply false.
  • Ghost (28/08/2021, 18:07) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    First let me Thank You Lord for Your Abundant Love and Mercy towards us as a people.I pray your Healing for those are are sick...In July in our own little BVI God let us all see how bad it could get.. Look at our cases today -this is “His” Continued Mercy.. God Created us to Worship Him but as a people/the world, we have become so wicked.. We should all remember the story of Sodom and Gomorrah -“ If God could only find a few faithful” he wouldn’t have destroyed it..Repentance begins with God’s people.
    2nd Chronicles 7: 14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

    We all need to turn away from evil and seek God while we can still find Him.. the whole world is in chaos - We all need God.. There is “Only” one God. I pray for those that don’t believe in His Existence.. sadly one day they’ll have a rude awakening.. my people I am begging all of us to Repent and live right for God as best we can.. it’s our sins that have brought this pestilence upon the face of the earth..Let us Pray Continuously and not become complacent going back to not adhering to the safety protocols.. July was so hard and painful for us all.. let us never forget ..lastly, Let us all remember to give God the Thanks due to Him.. Without Him with us we have no hope for “Only” Him can Deliver us all in the earth..


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