CHARLESTON — West Virginia is nearly 16 beds away from reaching the state’s peak ICU usage for COVID-19 patients in January, according to recent hospitalization data. According to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, hospitalizations for COVID-19 as of Friday was ...
CHARLESTON — Active cases of the COVID-19 virus were at 666 Monday morning in Wood County, an increase of 76 since Friday, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources said in its pandemic update. Active cases statewide were at 16,732, an increase of nearly 3,000 new cases since the last report on Friday when active cases were reported at 13,766. Cases in Wood County have been rising for several weeks, with 590 active cases on Friday. All counties in the region posted increases in active cases since the last report. Tyler County jumped from 120 to 160 and Wetzel County ...
GRANTSVILLE — Minnie Hamilton Health System is now requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for its staff. Following the lead of WVU Medicine and other major healthcare systems in the state, Minnie Hamilton issued a release announcing the mandate. The protocol is to be followed like annual flu shot vaccination requirements with the exception of people whose medical conditions or religion keep them from getting the shot. “Minnie Hamilton Health System continues to be committed to keeping our facilities safe for every patient, visitor, resident and staff member,” Stephen Whited, Minnie ...
SPENCER — Spencer City Hall will be temporarily closed to the public as a COVID-19 outbreak affected city employees. This week’s city council meeting was canceled and city employees are in quarantine, according to the City of Spencer Facebook page. Spencer residents are to use the dropbox on the wall to the left of the DMV entrance for bill pay and someone will be checking phone messages in the water department. “We will keep you posted as we navigate this situation and let you know to what extent we are able to open to the public. Everyone in the mayor’s office can still be ...
CHARLESTON — Officials on Friday warned the health care system in West Virginia could soon be overwhelmed by the increasing number of COVID-19 cases fueled mostly by the more-infectious delta variant. “It’s going to get worse before it gets better,” said Dr. Clay Marsh, coronavirus leader in West Virginia. The state on Friday reported 1,328 new cases from Thursday to Friday morning and 13,766 active cases, with 547 people in a hospital, 178 patients in an intensive care unit and 81 people on ventilators. The state reported 526 people in the hospital on Thursday. The rate of ...
CHARLESTON — Active virus cases in Wood County rose by 57 from Thursday to Friday, according to latest pandemic report from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. Wood County also remains in the red zone of the County Alert System Map, the worst level based on infection rate and percent positivity. Statewide, the department on Friday reported 1,328 new cases in the 24-hour period from Thursday morning to Friday morning and 13,766 active cases. Virus numbers are near the levels in the first part of the year during a peak of the pandemic in West Virginia. The ...
