SANTA LEFT OMICRON UNDER THE CHRISTMAS TREE IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS THIS HOLIDAY

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — As of Christmas Day, there were 544 active cases of COVID-19 in the territory, the Virgin Islands Department of Health said. It is the highest number of active cases since the start of the pandemic.

There were 240 cases on St. Croix, 296 cases on St. Thomas and 8 cases on St. John. The 7-day positivity rate is the highest it has ever been: 11.6%, according to the VIDOH.

These numbers were posted by the V.I. Health Department to their Facebook page yesterday.