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CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources on Thursday reported another 37 confirmed deaths from the virus.
The confirmations include a 47-year-old man from Wood County, the department said.
Confirmed deaths from the virus since the pandemic began have now exceeded 1,500 in West Virginia, 1,518, according to the department's Thursday morning pandemic update.
Also confirmed as deaths from the virus were a 79-year-old man from Kanawha County, an 88-year-old woman from Hardy County, a 76-year-old woman from Fayette County, a 73-year-old man from Mason County, an 88-year-old man from Mason County, a 70-year-old man from Cabell County, an 86-year-old man from Hancock County, an 80-year-old man from Hampshire County, an 89-year-old woman from Ohio County, a 94-year-old woman from Ohio County, an 82-year-old man from Brooke County, a 74-year-old woman from Hampshire County, a 72-year-old man from Hancock County, a 77-year-old man from Ohio County, a 93-year-old woman from Brooke County, a 74-year-old woman from Marshall County, a 97-year-old woman from Hancock County, a 72-year-old man from Greenbrier County, a 79-year-old man from Hampshire County, a 52-year-old man from Mercer County, an 83-year-old man from Monongalia County, a 79-year-old man from Upshur County, an 88-year-old man from Brooke County, a 68-year-old man from Mason County, an 83-year-old man from Barbour County, a 36-year-old man from Monongalia County, a 59-year-old woman from Kanawha County, a 92-year-old woman from Fayette County, an 81-year-old woman from Nicholas County, a 63-year-old woman from Ohio County, a 91-year-old woman from Putnam County, an 84-year-old man from Ohio County, a 46-year-old man from Wyoming County, a 78-year-old woman from Kanawha County, an 88-year-old woman from Cabell County, and a 65-year-old man from Barbour County.
Condolences were offered by Bill Crouch, secretary of the department.
"We are devastated to report these additional COVID-19 related deaths," Crouch said. "Every life lost to this pandemic is a tragedy. Our thoughts go out to the families."
The state reported 1,325 new positive cases in the 24-hour period from Wednesday to Thursday morning. Of the 96,002 total positive cases, 27,603 are active, the department said.
The daily positivity rate is 7.1 percent and the cumulative is 5.21percent.
Hospitalizations are 789 people with 219 patients in an intensive care unit, the highest since the pandemic began, and 96 people on ventilators.
The state has administered 66,792 doses of vaccine of the 109,440 doses received.
All counties in the region are red on the County Alert System map, except for Calhoun and Roane which are orange.
Local county statistics:
* Calhoun: 39 active cases, 121 recovered, 143 cumulative confirmed, 17 cumulative probable, 5,246tests, 0 deaths.
* Doddridge: 59 active, 222 recovered, 213 cumulative confirmed, 71 cumulative probable, 4,020 tests, 3 deaths.
* Gilmer: 61 active, 395 recovered, 369 cumulative confirmed, 88 cumulative probable, 6,788 tests, 1 death.
* Jackson: 351 active, 926 recovered, 1,184 cumulative confirmed, 126 cumulative probable, 19,204 tests, 33 deaths.
* Pleasants: 162 active, 447 recovered, 529 cumulative confirmed, 86 cumulative probable, 5,095 tests, 6 deaths.
* Ritchie: 80 active, 316 recovered, 331 cumulative confirmed, 72 cumulative probable, 6,176 tests, 7 deaths.
* Roane: 64 active, 267 recovered, 315 cumulative confirmed, 22 cumulative probable, 11,242 tests, 6 deaths.
* Tyler: 110 active, 303 recovered, 277 cumulative confirmed, 138 cumulative probable, 5,715 tests, 2 deaths.
* Wetzel: 104 active, 569 recovered, 426 cumulative confirmed, 263 cumulative probable, 8,837 tests, 16 deaths.
* Wirt: 50 active, 198 recovered, 195 cumulative confirmed, 54 cumulative probable, 3,061 tests, 1 death.
* Wood: 1,010 active, 4,405 recovered, 4,098 cumulative confirmed, 1,373 probable, 64,664 tests, 56 deaths.