WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is headed for "a lot of unnecessary loss of life," the Biden administration says, if Congress fails to provide billions more dollars to brace for the pandemic's next wave. Yet the quest for that money is in limbo, the latest victim of election-year gridlock that's ...
CHARLESTON — Some Mid-Ohio Valley counties saw increases in active COVID-19 cases over the holiday weekend, although the statewide total dropped below 2,200. West Virginia’s regular COVID report was delayed by 24 hours because Monday was Memorial Day. On Friday, the state had 2,377 active cases. By Tuesday, the total was 2,184. Active cases in local counties as of Tuesday (Friday) were: Calhoun, 3 (2); Doddridge, 4 (7); Gilmer, 2 (3); Jackson, 15 (11); Pleasants, 1 (4); Ritchie, 6 (3), Roane, 16 (18); Tyler, 5 (3); Wetzel, 22 (10); Wirt, 6 (5); and Wood, 59 (46). The ...
CHARLESTON — Active cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus increased by less than a hundred from Thursday to Friday in West Virginia, according to the Friday morning pandemic update by the Department of Health and Human Resources. The department reported 2,377 active cases on Friday, up 81 from 2,256 on Thursday. Active cases have increased more than 2,000 in about a month, but remain far below the peak in January when more than 21,700 active cases were reported. Also, the state Friday reported 648 new cases have been received since the last update on Thursday. Current active cases in ...
CHARLESTON — Active COVID-19 cases increased by almost 100 from Wednesday to Thursday, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources reported on Thursday. The state Thursday reported 2,256 cases, up 99 from 2,157 reported on Wednesday. Also, 734 new cases of the virus were received since the Wednesday morning update, the department reported. State health officials have said the surge in cases around the nation has reached West Virginia. Most new cases are a variant of the BA2 mutation, which may have less severe symptoms, but is more infectious, according to state ...
CHARLESTON — Another slight decrease in active COVID-19 cases was reported Wednesday in West Virginia by the Department of Health and Human Resources. The state reported 2,157 active cases statewide, down from the 2,236 on Tuesday and 2,501 on Monday. The state also received 641 new cases since the Tuesday morning pandemic report from the department. Active cases in local counties (previous day) are: Calhoun 3 (4), Doddridge 4 (5), Gilmer 3 (4), Jackson 9 (4), Pleasants 4 (2), Ritchie 5 (8), Roane 19 (19), Tyler 6 (5), Wetzel 12 (14), Wirt 6 (8) and Wood 42 (46). One death was ...
CHARLESTON — Active COVID-19 cases dropped from Monday to Tuesday in West Virginia where hospitalizations of virus-infected patients also decreased. The Department of Health and Human Resources Tuesday said 139 patients with COVID-19 complications statewide are in the hospital. Of those, 64 are unvaccinated. More than 150 people were reported in the hospital on Monday. The most people in the hospital were in late January and early February with more than 1,000 patients. The state on Tuesday also reported 22 patients in an intensive care unit, 11 unvaccinated, with nine on a ...
