West Virginia officials report 14 new COVID deaths

February 3, 2023

CHARLESTON — Another 14 deaths between Wednesday and Thursday morning were confirmed by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. Three of the deaths were residents from Jackson and Roane counties. The death toll on Thursday was at 7,836 people since the pandemic started three years ago. Forty-four people since Monday have been confirmed as dying from COVID-19 related complications, including a 3-month old girl, the youngest fatality from the virus in West Virginia. Thursday’s deaths included a 67-year-old man from Jackson County, a 52-year-old woman from Jackson ...

Baby girl among new West Virginia COVID deaths

February 2, 2023

CHARLESTON — A 3-month-old baby girl from Kanawha County is the youngest fatality from the COVID-19 coronavirus in West Virginia, according to the Department of Health and Human Resources. The child was among the three confirmed deaths reported Wednesday morning by the department. The three additional deaths from the virus raise the death toll since the pandemic began three years ago to 7,852 residents in West Virginia. In addition to the baby, the state reported the death of a 44-year-old man from Kanawha County and an 84-year-old man from Greenbrier County. “While all COVID ...

Wood County resident among latest reported COVID-19 deaths

February 1, 2023

Staff Report CHARLESTON — A resident from Wood County was confirmed among the deaths from the COVID-19 coronavirus reported on Tuesday morning by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. The department reported another 13 deaths from the virus in the 24-hour period from Monday morning to Tuesday morning, raising the total number of deaths since the pandemic started three years ago to 7,849 residents. Twenty-seven deaths have been reported so far this week by the Department of Health and Human Resources. The youngest on Tuesday morning was 51. Confirmed deaths ...

West Virginia reports 14 new COVID-19 deaths

January 31, 2023

CHARLESTON — Another 14 people since Friday died from the COVID-19 coronavirus in West Virginia, the Department of Health and Human Resources reported Monday morning. The confirmed deaths included an 85-year-old man from Wetzel County and residents aged 56 to 93 in Nicholas, Kanawha, Putnam, Wayne, Mingo, Harrison, Mercer and Raleigh counties. The 56-year old was a man from Wayne County. The death toll in West Virginia since the pandemic started three years ago was at 7,836 people on Monday. “The loss of loved ones and stresses related to COVID-19 can take an emotional toll,” ...

West Virginia reports active COVID cases above 900 again

January 28, 2023

CHARLESTON — West Virginia surpassed 900 active COVID-19 cases in Friday’s update from the state Department of Health and Human Resources. The total was 805 on Thursday. The new number reflects some of those moving off of active status as 354 new cases were reported to the DHHR. No new deaths were reported. Only minor fluctuations were noted in local counties, where case totals on Friday (Thursday) were: Calhoun, 0 (0); Doddridge, 3 (1); Gilmer, 0 (0); Jackson, 11 (12); Pleasants, 4 (4); Ritchie, 3 (4); Roane, 8 (5); Tyler, 3 (2); Wetzel, 5 (5); Wirt, 2 (2); Wood, 32 (29). There ...

Active COVID cases remain steady in West Virginia

January 27, 2023

CHARLESTON — Active cases of COVID-19 across West Virginia rose slightly as the state Department of Health and Human Resources announced 14 deaths attributed to the virus. The deaths included an 88-year-old man from Wood County, among individuals ranging in age from a 62-year-old Raleigh County woman to a 92-year-old Webster County man. It raises the state’s total to 7,822 since the start of the pandemic in early 2020. “As we continue the fight against COVID-19, we encourage West Virginians to receive their COVID vaccines and boosters,” said Dr. Jeffrey H. Coben, interim DHHR ...