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West Virginia COVID-19 cases continue drop; deaths remain high

CHARLESTON — West Virginia appears to be rounding a corner in COVID-19 cases with slight decreases in hospitalizations, though deaths remain high and vaccinations remain low compared to other states. “It’s hard to sit here and say things are getting better, but you’ll see from our numbers that we have been in the eye of the storm,” said Gov. Jim Justice during his Monday coronavirus briefing from the State Capitol Building. “I do think that things are beginning to look a little better, but for crying out loud for these families and these loved ones things are pretty tough ...

West Virginia COVID hospitalizations, deaths mostly of the unvaccinated

CHARLESTON — Active COVID-19 cases in Wood County were 684 on Monday, a drop of 71 from Sunday’s report, according to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources’ pandemic update. Cases in Wood County peaked at 1,510 on Sept. 17. Active case numbers in other local counties on Monday (previous day) were: Calhoun, 21 (24); Doddridge, 72 (86); Gilmer, 46 (44); Jackson, 222 (257); Pleasants, 48 (63); Ritchie, 93 (102); Roane, 149 (152); Tyler, 77 (100); Wetzel, 139 (170); and Wirt, 43 (55). Active cases statewide as of Monday were 12,284, a drop of 1,275 cases from ...

West Virginia officials discuss COVID-19 treatments

CHARLESTON — West Virginia health officials on Friday hailed reports on the effectiveness of a new COVID-19 pill as good news, while Gov. Jim Justice suggested Washington might be “playing politics” with the distribution of an existing treatment. Dr. Clay Marsh, the state’s ...

Slight increase in active cases reported in West Virginia

CHARLESTON — Nine more residents from the region are among the confirmed dead from the COVID-19 virus reported on Friday by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. Four of the deaths were in the regular pandemic update and five were from a routine reconciliation by the Bureau of Public Health with the official death records. The state reported the deaths of a 77-year-old man from Ritchie County, a 72-year-old woman from Wood County, a 62-year-old woman from Wood County, a 62-year-old man from Jackson County, a 60-year-old man from Ritchie County, a 30-year-old man ...

COVID claims residents throughout the Mid-Ohio Valley

CHARLESTON —Three Wetzel County residents were among the 28 people whose deaths were attributed to COVID-19 in Thursday’s virus update from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. The deaths of two men, ages 46 and 51, and a 76-year-old woman from Wetzel County were reported along with a 61-year-old Wood County man, a 73-year-old Calhoun County man, a 51-year-old Tyler County woman and a 78-year-old Jackson County woman. Total COVID deaths in local counties since the start of the pandemic in the spring of 2020, are: Calhoun, 4; Doddridge, 8; Gilmer, 8; Jackson, ...

West Virginia hospitals remain full even as active COVID cases drop

PARKERSBURG — Active COVID-19 cases continue to drop while hospitalizations remain at peak levels, according to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. The state reported 13,344 active cases as of Wednesday, slightly down from 13,542 in Tuesday’s pandemic update. The drop in active cases has been steep since the pandemic high of 29,744 on Sept. 17, which officials said was driven by the unvaccinated and the more infectious delta variant of the virus. Locally, active cases as of Wednesday (previous day) are: Calhoun, 34 (35); Doddridge, 63 (63); Gilmer, 30 (35); ...