"After further investigating cause of death and ensuring notification of next of kin, the Virgin Islands Department of Health is saddened to confirm the territory’s 95th death related to COVID-19. The deceased is a 67-year-old male on St. Thomas," the UVI Department of Health announced via a release.

The territory's total active COVID-19 cases as of Thursday stood at 1,456, with St. Croix accounting for 778 of those infections, followed by St. Thomas with 582, and St. John with 96.

The territory's positivity rate fell to 12,93 percent, according to the latest data. Immunity From Prior Infection Gave Better Protection Than Vaccination During Delta Wave, CDC Says.

Previous infection offers protection - CDC Research

A previous infection from COVID-19 provided better protection than vaccination against the virus during the Delta wave, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday, citing data showing those who received immunity through prior infection or vaccination fared way better compared to those who were unvaccinated.

The data came from 1.1 million people and included testing, actual cases, and immunization.

It was collected in New York and California, the federal health authority said, spanning the months of May through November of 2021, the period in which the Delta variant became the dominant strain of Covid-19 in the U.S., before the Omicron variant started circulating in December 2021, last year.