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West Virginia reports 17 more COVID deaths, slight drop in cases

CHARLESTON — Seventeen more deaths from the COVID-19 virus including a man and woman from Wood and Wetzel counties were reported Wednesday in WestVirginia by the Department of Health and Human Resources. The additional 17 raises the state’s death toll from the virus to 7,223 people. The department noted that of the 6,128 people who died after vaccines became available, 5,078 were not fully vaccinated. Deaths confirmed on Wednesday were a 73-year-old man from Wood County, an 86-year-old woman from Wetzel County, an 89-year-old man from Putnam County, a 76-year-old woman from Putnam ...

Reported active cases of COVID-19 continue to drop in West Virginia

Staff Report CHARLESTON — Active cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus again dropped in West Virginia, the state Department of Health and Human Resources reported on Tuesday. Cases declined from 2,891 on Monday morning to 2,754 on Tuesday morning, according to the Tuesday morning pandemic update from the department. Also reported were 772 new cases received in the 24-hour period between the Monday and Tuesday reports. Active cases were less than 300 in April before the influx of the BA.5 variant. Cases were over 3,000 in mid-July. Active cases in local counties Tuesday (Monday) ...

Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has ‘mild’ symptoms

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — First lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 and was experiencing "mild symptoms," the White House announced Tuesday. President Joe Biden continues to test negative after recently recovering from the virus but will wear a mask indoors for 10 days as a ...

West Virginia reports active COVID cases below 3K

CHARLESTON — West Virginia in the next week or more may begin to see a decline in COVID-19 cases, the state’s coronavirus adviser said Monday. The state tends to lag behind the rest of the country, Dr. Clay Marsh said. “We are seeing nationally the beginning of the fall in cases of COVID-19 from the BA.5 variant,” he said. According to the last week’s Walgreens COVID positivity index, 37% of tests at their stores came back positive nationwide in the seven-day period, while the rate was 42% in West Virginia, Marsh said during Gov. Jim Justice’s Monday morning pandemic ...

British regulator 1st to OK Moderna’s updated COVID booster

LONDON (AP) — British drug regulators have become the first in the world to authorize an updated version of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine that aims to protect against the original virus and the omicron variant. In a statement on Monday, the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency said it ...

West Virginia COVID cases rise as hospitalizations decline

CHARLESTON — The recent trend of rising cases and declining hospitalizations continued in Friday’s COVID-19 update from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. With just over 1,000 new cases reported since Thursday’s update, active cases in the Mountain State were 3,434 on Friday. The tally was 3,250 the day before. Active cases in local counties Friday (Thursday) were: Calhoun, 9 (10); Doddridge, 10 (10); Gilmer, 8 (11); Jackson, 34 (38); Pleasants, 12 (10); Ritchie, 19 (17); Roane, 25 (19); Tyler, 13 (13); Wetzel, 30 (29); Wirt, 10 (9); Wood, 182 ...