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West Virginia officials report 2.5K active COVID cases

CHARLESTON — Statewide active COVID-19 cases were at 2,501 Monday, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. The department also reported it has received 2,131 new cases of the virus since the Friday update. Taking into account recovered cases, the increase in active cases since the Friday report was 205. Current active cases in local counties as of Monday (previous report) were: Calhoun 6 (6), Doddridge 4 (3), Gilmer 2 (2), Jackson 7 (13), Pleasants 4 (3), Ritchie 12 (9), Roane 16 (8), Tyler 8 (7), Wetzel 21 (13), Wirt 8 (5), and Wood 46 (41). Twenty-nine counties ...

Active COVID cases still rising in West Virginia

CHARLESTON — Active COVID-19 cases again increased by more than 200 statewide between Thursday and Friday, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources said. The state reported 2,296 active cases Friday, up 217 from 2,079 on Thursday, the state said. The state Friday also reported 713 new cases of the virus were received since the last update on Thursday. Forty-one active cases were reported in Wood County, an increase of 16 cases from Thursday. Current active cases in other counties in the region were (previous day): Calhoun 6 (4), Doddridge 3 (2), Gilmer 2 (1), ...

Active COVID cases rise by 284 in West Virginia

CHARLESTON — Active cases are again over 2,000 in West Virginia where a state agency reported Thursday a spike of almost 300 since Wednesday. The Department of Health and Human Resources Thursday reported 2,079 active COVID-19 cases statewide, an increase of 284 from the 1,795 cases reported on Wednesday. The department also reported 860 new cases were received between Wednesday and Thursday. Active cases, which had been dropping since January, were last in the 2,000 range around the first of March. They were below 300 several weeks ago. The latest variant of the virus, BA2, is ...

West Virginia sees another slight dip in active COVID cases

CHARLESTON — COVID-19 cases again slightly dropped in the 24-hour period between Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources said on Wednesday. The department in its morning pandemic update reported 1,795 active cases statewide, a drop of 35 since Tuesday. The state also reported 440 new cases have been received since the Tuesday update. While about 1,500 cases higher than several weeks ago, the pandemic high during the delta mutation surge was over 21,717 in January. Active cases in Wood County were 21 on Wednesday, down one from ...

Active COVID-19 cases slightly drop in West Virginia

Staff Report CHARLESTON — Active cases of the COVID-19 virus dropped over 130 between Monday and Tuesday, according to the Tuesday pandemic update by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. The agency reported 1,830 active cases statewide on Tuesday, down from the 1,964 tabulated in Monday’s report. Cases haven’t been in the 2,000 range since the first of March. A drop of almost a quarter also was reported Tuesday in Wood County where 22 cases were listed, down from 30 on Monday, the department said. Current active cases in local counties as of Tuesday ...

Active COVID cases continue rise in West Virginia

CHARLESTON — Active COVID-19 cases are skirting the edge of 2,000 in West Virginia, according to Monday’s update from the state Department of Health and Human Resources. There were 1,964 active cases in West Virginia Monday, compared to 1,658 Friday. State coronavirus czar Dr. Clay Marsh said during Monday’s online briefing by Gov. Jim Justice that number is likely under-reported as more people forego testing or test at home without notifying health officials of the results. “We do see another surge that is happening, both in the United States and also in West Virginia,” he ...