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West Virginia active COVID-19 cases increase, no deaths reported

CHARLESTON — Active COVID-19 cases edged upward in West Virginia on Thursday, with no deaths reported for the second consecutive day. There were 1,025 new cases reported between Wednesday and Thursday’s updates from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. With other cases going off of active status, the new total Thursday was 2,764, up from 2,640 the previous day. Active case totals in local counties Thursday (Wednesday) were: Calhoun, 7 (7); Doddridge, 12 (9); Gilmer, 15 (10); Jackson, 25 (22); Pleasants, 14 (10); Ritchie, 13 (13); Roane, 52 (60); Tyler, 11 ...

Roane County sees jump in COVID cases

PARKERSBURG — Roane County saw an increase of two dozen active COVID-19 cases over the holiday weekend, according to the latest data from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. The county had 35 cases as of the Friday morning update, but on Tuesday the total had risen to 59. Roane General Hospital CEO Doug Bentz said that probably doesn’t reflect the actual number of infections. “The majority of the positives aren’t even being reported, just because of the number of home tests that are being done,” he said. Bentz attributed at least some of the rise to ...

COVID-19 omicron boosters coming to West Virginia

CHARLESTON — West Virginia has received the first doses of the new COVID-19 omicron booster, a state official said Friday. The initial allotment to the state will be around 50,000 doses, which James Hoyer, director of the interagency task force on vaccines, said will grow to more than ...

West Virginia reports continuing rise in active COVID cases

CHARLESTON — Active COVID-19 cases rose another consecutive day from Thursday to Friday, according to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. Active cases were at 3,362 on Friday, up 211 from 3,151 on Thursday. The state also reported 996 new cases were received since the last report on Thursday. Active cases, which have fluctuated up and down, were last over 3,000 in mid-July. On the County Alert System Map based on infections and spread of the virus, two more counties are gold, mid-level, for a total of seven. In this region, Tyler County joins Wetzel in the ...

West Virginia sees active COVID-19 cases rise, five more deaths

CHARLESTON — Active cases statewide in West Virginia rose by 171 between Wednesday and Thursday mornings, the Department of Health and Human Resources said on Thursday. Active cases were 3,151 on Thursday, compared to 2,980 on Wednesday, according to the state. The state also received 1,109 new cases of the virus since the last update on Wednesday. Fewer counties are green, the lowest level of spread, on the County Alert System Map. Twelve were green on Thursday compared to 15 on Wednesday. Five counties are gold, mid-level, which includes Wetzel County in this region. Two ...

COVID-19 claims nine more lives in West Virginia

CHARLESTON — Another nine deaths have been attributed to the COVID-19 coronavirus in West Virginia between Tuesday and Wednesday, the Department of Health and Human Resources reported Wednesday morning. The count was 7,286 deaths from the virus since the pandemic began in 2020 in West Virginia. Wednesday’s announcement included the death of a 38-year-old man from Kanawha County, the state said. Other deaths confirmed were a 70-year-old man from Kanawha County, an 83-year-old man from Kanawha County, a 63-year-old woman from Harrison County, a 67-year-old woman from Kanawha County, ...