CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice detailed specific plans Thursday for the remaining federal COVID-19 relief dollars the state received nearly two years ago. Speaking during the final COVID-19 briefing before Christmas Eve, Justice laid out funding priorities for the remaining federal ...
CHARLESTON — An 86-year old male from Jackson County was among the nine deaths recorded Wednesday from COVID-19. The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources reported that as of that date, there were currently 9,285 active cases statewide, and nine deaths recorded since the last report, with the total of 5,251 deaths since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. There have been 319,035 cases since the start of the pandemic. An 86-year-old Cabell County man, listed in this report, died in November. Bill J. Crouch, the cabinet secretary for the DHHR said, “During ...
CHARLESTON — There were 31 additional COVID-19 deaths reported by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources as of Wednesday morning. The state has seen a total of 5,242 deaths caused by COVID and a 60-year-old male from Wood County was included in Wednesday’s count through the Bureau for Public Health’s data reconciliation. The death occurred in October. Other deaths reported Wednesday include a 40-year old male from Doddridge County and a 79-year old male from Jackson County. Statewide, the youngest was a 28-year old male from Harrison County and the oldest was ...
CHARLESTON — While still encouraging remaining West Virginians to get vaccinated for COVID-19 or get a booster shot if they’re already vaccinated, West Virginia officials are shifting focus to buoy the state’s healthcare system to handle severe cases. Gov. Jim Justice announced Tuesday ...
From Staff Reports CHARLESTON — Twenty additional COVID-19 deaths were reported by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources as of Tuesday morning. The state has seen 5,211 deaths caused by COVID and a 53-year-old male from Wood County was included in Tuesday’s count through the Bureau for Public Health’s data reconciliation. “We send our sincere condolences to these families for their profound loss,” Bill J. Crouch, DHHR Cabinet Secretary said. “The COVID vaccine is safe, effective, readily available and free. Please schedule your COVID vaccine or ...
CHARLESTON — Three Jackson County residents are among the most recent West Virginians whose deaths have been attributed to COVID-19. The state Department of Health and Human Resources announced another 27 deaths due to the coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 5,191 since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. They include a 69-year-old man and two women, ages 73 and 64, from Jackson County, as well as a 75-year-old Wetzel County residents. The youngest individual whose death was reported Monday was a 32-year-old man from Braxton County, while the oldest was an 86-year-old ...
