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Four people have died in the US Virgin Islands as a result of Hurricane Irma, a spokesman for the government tells CNN. A total of 11 people have died throughout the Caribbean, officials say.For a current look at Hurricane Irma, click here. The Category 4 storm with sustained winds of up to 155 miles per hour is expected to continue bringing life-threatening hazards to parts of the Caribbean before approaching Florida over the weekend, the National Hurricane Center says. As many as 10 people were reported dead after the storm blew its way past smaller islands on Wednesday into Thursday.Almost 16 million people across 10 countries, states and territories are in the path of the storm, according to the US Census Bureau.Governor Rick Scott announced Thursday that all public K-12 schools, state colleges, state universities and state offices will be closed from Friday to Monday.“Today, I am directing the closure of all public schools, state colleges, state universities and state offices for their normal activities effective Friday through Monday, to ensure we have every space available for sheltering and staging," Scott said. "Floridians are facing a life-threatening storm in Hurricane Irma, and every family must prepare to evacuate."The Dominican Republic discontinued its hurricane warning east of Cabo Frances Viejo and its tropical storm warning for the southern coast of the Dominican Republic.Irma is moving west-northwest at around 16 mph, and is expected to over the next few days. The eye should continue to move near the Turks and Caicos Islands and toward the southeastern Bahamas this evening. The core of the hurricane will then movebetween the north coast of Cuba and the Bahamas over the next two days.