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West Virginia reports drop in active COVID-19 cases

CHARLESTON — Active cases of the COVID-19 virus dropped again from Tuesday to Wednesday, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources said. The department reported 2,272 active cases on Wednesday, down 115 from the Tuesday pandemic update. Also reported were 632 new cases of the virus were received between the Tuesday and Wednesday updates. Current active cases in local counties (previous day) on Wednesday were: Calhoun 11 (10), Doddridge 8 (9), Gilmer 16 (12), Jackson 11 (9), Pleasants 7 (4), Ritchie 10 (12), Roane 20 (16), Tyler 14 (17), Wetzel 36 (35), Wirt 2 (1), ...

West Virginia nearing 7,000 COVID deaths

Staff Report CHARLESTON — Another 16 residents have been added to the COVID-19 death toll in West Virginia, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources reported on Tuesday. Fifteen of the deaths were from the data reconciliation with the official death certificates by the Bureau of Public Health. The additional 16 fatalities raises the death count since the pandemic started more than two years ago in West Virginia to 6,993. The deaths include a 71-year-old man from Kanawha County. The reconciliation deaths were a 66-year-old man Wayne County, a 65-year-old man ...

COVID numbers continue going up in West Virginia

CHARLESTON — COVID-19 numbers continued their upward trend locally and around the state over the weekend, according to the most recent statistics from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. There were 1,701 new cases reported since Friday’s update. With other cases moving off of active status, there was an overall increase from 2,321to 2,547. Active cases in local counties Monday (Friday) were: Calhoun, 9 (11); Doddridge, 8 (4); Gilmer, 10 (4); Jackson, 13 (12); Pleasants, 5 (4); Ritchie, 12 (10); Roane, 24 (30); Tyler, 14 (9); Wetzel, 41 (32); Wirt, 3 (2); ...

Yellow counties increase on West Virginia COVID alert map

CHARLESTON — After weeks of a mostly green COVID-19 County Alert System map, a majority of counties were yellow, according to statistics released Friday by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. The number of active cases tallied 2,321, a net increase of more than 200. A total of 812 new cases were reported from Thursday to Friday morning. Twenty-nine of the state’s 55 counties were yellow, the second-lowest category of the five-tiered system measuring spread of the virus based on new cases per 100,000 people in a given period or percentage of tests coming back ...

West Virginia reports slight decrease in COVID cases

CHARLESTON — Another slight drop in COVID-19 cases in West Virginia was reported Thursday by the Department of Health and Human Resources. The state reported 2,117 active COVID-19 cases statewide, 29 less than the 2,146 reported in Wednesday’s pandemic update. The state also said 696 new cases were received between the Wednesday and Thursday reports. State officials last month said the nationwide surge in cases has reached West Virginia. The most cases in the previous delta mutation surge was over 21,700 in January. Cases were below 300 around the first of April. Current active ...

West Virginia sees active COVID cases slightly drop, hospitalizations rise

CHARLESTON — Active COVID-19 cases in West Virginia slightly dropped between Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the latest pandemic numbers released Wednesday by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. The state reported 2,146 active COVID-19 cases statewide on the first day of June, down 38 from 2,184 reported on Tuesday morning. The state received 628 new cases of the virus in the 24-hour period between Tuesday Wednesday. Active cases were less than 300 around the first of April. The pandemic high this year was more than 21,700 in January. Current active cases ...