U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS TRAVELERS NOW FACE MANDATORY QUARANTINE IN ILLINOIS

CHICAGO — Illinois Health officials added the U.S. Virgin Islands and two mainland states to the Chicago travel advisory list this week.

The designation means that all travelers coming from the territory, Louisiana and South Carolina must self-quarantine upon arrival in Illinois.

As of January 1, 2022, St. Thomas, St. Croix and St. John had 2,150 active COVID-19 cases and a 7-day positivity average of 23.40 percent, the Virgin Islands Department of Health said today.

The U.S. Virgin Islands has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the United States at 50.6 percent of the population immunized against COVID-19. Neighboring Puerto Rico has the highest vaccination rate in the country at 77 percent.

Only Idaho, Mississippi, Alabama, Nebraska, Wyoming and Louisiana have lower vaccination rates than the USVI.