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Coronavirus

Camden Clark diverted patients due to impact of COVID

From staff reports PARKERSBURG — With more COVID-19 patients than at its peak in January, WVU Medicine Camden Clark was diverting patients Tuesday from the emergency room and hospital, although that ended Tuesday evening. The hospital declared a “mini-disaster alert” early Tuesday ...

Ohio hospital leaders urge cooperation to slow COVID spread

MARIETTA — The leaders of nine southeast Ohio hospitals and health systems released a joint letter Monday urging residents in Washington, Noble, Athens, Meigs and other counties to get vaccinated if eligible and wear masks to combat the spread of COVID-19. The letter, whose signers include ...

West Virginia officials attribute five Mid-Ohio Valley deaths to COVID

PARKERSBURG — The deaths of five Mid-Ohio Valley residents were attributed to COVID-19 on Monday in the latest virus update from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. Three men from Wood County — ages 44, 57 and 75 — were listed among the 31 deaths since Friday’s ...

West Virginia lawmakers weigh in on COVID mandate advisory opinion

CHARLESTON — As lawmakers gather in Charleston for regularly scheduled legislative interim meetings Sunday, an advisory opinion from Attorney General Patrick Morrisey regarding the legalities of COVID-19 vaccine mandates and vaccine passports was the talk of the town. Coming one day after ...

Justice: ICU beds could become scarce as COVID stretches hospital resources

CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice warned during Friday’s COVID-19 briefing that, as hospital beds fill up and health care resources are stretched thinner and thinner, “there will be ICU patients that will not have a bed.” It’s already happened at least once. During the briefing, James ...