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West Virginia sees slight drop in COVID cases, rise in hospitalizations

CHARLESTON — Active COVID cases dropped by five between Tuesday and Wednesday in West Virginia, the Department of Health and Human Resources reported Wednesday. Statewide, the state reported 2,627 active cases, down from 2,632 on Monday. Cases were over 3,000 on Friday. Active cases in local counties Wednesday (previous day) were: Calhoun, 7 (6); Doddridge, 3 (5); Gilmer, 19 (12); Jackson, 17 (13); Pleasants, 0 (0); Ritchie, 12 (13); Roane, 13 (16); Tyler, 4 (5); Wetzel, 24 (21); Wirt, 3 (16); and Wood, 120 (124). All counties in the state are either green or yellow, first and ...

Active COVID cases dip, hospitalizations steady

CHARLESTON — Active cases again declined, though hospitalizations remained steady in the latest COVID-19 update from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. After tallying just over 3,000 on Friday, active cases dropped to 2,706 Monday and 2,632 Tuesday. Active cases in local counties Tuesday (Monday) were: Calhoun, 6 (5); Doddridge, 5 (4); Gilmer, 12 (13); Jackson, 13 (17); Pleasants, 0 (1); Ritchie, 13 (15); Roane, 16 (14); Tyler, 5 (6); Wetzel, 21 (18); Wirt, 16 (17); and Wood, 124 (124). Hospitalizations remained at 340, with 202 patients unvaccinated and ...

Fauci, top infectious disease expert, to retire in December

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert who became a household name — and the subject of partisan attacks — during the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Monday he will depart the federal government in December after more than five decades of ...

Death of 13-year-old W.Va. girl attributed to COVID-19

CHARLESTON – A teenage girl has become the youngest victim of the COVID-19 coronavirus in West Virginia, the Department of Health and Human Resources reported on Monday. The state in its Monday morning virus update reported the death of a 13-year-old girl from Nicholas County, one of 17 deaths confirmed since the last virus report on Friday. Information about underlying medical conditions or vaccination status of the 13-year-old girl was unavailable from the department. "The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources confirms the 13-year-old from Nicholas County is ...

Active COVID-19 cases in West Virginia top 3,000

CHARLESTON — Active COVID-19 cases in West Virginia again exceeded 3,000 on Friday, the state Department of Health and Human Resources said. The state reported 3,009 cases statewide, 167 more than on Thursday. Also reported was 861 new cases received between the Thursday and Friday morning pandemic updates. Active cases, predominantly the BA.5 mutation, were last in the 3,000 range in mid-July. Previous peaks of active cases from other surges of the virus have exceeded 20,000. Current active cases in local counties (previous day) were: Calhoun 4 (4), Doddridge 9 (9), Gilmer 8 (9), ...

Justice continues to urge COVID vaccination

CHARLESTON — With another two dozen deaths attributed to COVID-19 since his last online briefing Monday, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice continued Thursday to urge people who have not been vaccinated or gotten booster shots to do so. “None of us like the fact that we lost 7,230 people,” he said, referring to the total fatalities since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. “We don’t like to lose seven people.” Justice said the best defense against the virus remains vaccination, but he will respect someone’s right to decide not to take it — while continuing to try to ...