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Wood, Wetzel residents among COVID deaths

By Staff Reports 3 min read

PARKERSBURG -- Two Mid-Ohio Valley residents were among the four people whose confirmed COVID-19-related deaths were announced Monday by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources.

The deaths of a 79-year-old man from Wood County and a 78-year-old woman from Wetzel County were included in the DHHR's daily coronavirus update, along with a 93-year-old Cabell County man and a 63-year-old Fayette County man.

"We send our deepest condolences to these families as they navigate the loss of their loved ones," DHHR Cabinet Secretary Bill J. Crouch said.

The state also announced COVID-19 vaccination clinics for people age 65 and older this week in all 55 of West Virginia's counties. None of the events in this region have open appointments. All will use names on existing wait lists. The times and locations for these events are:

WEDNESDAY

* Pleasants County: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Pleasants County Library, 101 Lafayette St., St. Marys.

* Wirt County: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Coplin Health Systems, 483 Court St., Elizabeth.

THURSDAY

* Calhoun County: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Calhoun Middle/High School, front loop, 50 Underwood Circle, Mt. Zion.

* Jackson County: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Jackson County Armory, 8832 Pt. Pleasant Road, Millwood.

* Ritchie County: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Ritchie County 4-H Camp, 4-H Camp Road, Harrisville.

* Wood County: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., WVU-Parkersburg Early Learning Center, 300 Campus Drive, Parkersburg.

FRIDAY

* Calhoun County: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Calhoun Middle/High School, front loop, 50 Underwood Circle, Mt. Zion.

* Doddridge County: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Doddridge County High School Technical Center, 65 Doddridge County School Road, West Union.

* Gilmer County: 9 a.m. to noon, Sue Morris Sports Complex, 1294 U.S. 33E, Glenville.

* Roane County: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., City of Spencer Armory, 207 E. Main St., Spencer.

* Wetzel and Tyler counties: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wetzel-Tyler Health Department, 425 S. Fourth Ave., Paden City.

* Wood County: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center, Medical Office Building B, 705 Garfield Ave., Suite 360, Parkersburg.

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Virus statistics for Mid-Ohio Valley counties as of Monday's update were:

* Calhoun: 25 active cases, 189 recovered, 192 total confirmed, 22 total probable, 6,415 tests, 0 deaths.

* Doddridge: 66 active, 341 recovered, 312 total confirmed, 100 total probable, 5,312 tests, 5 deaths.

* Gilmer: 37 active, 546 recovered, 496 total confirmed, 93 total probable, 8,249 tests, 6 deaths.

* Jackson: 150 active, 1,371 recovered, 1,412 total confirmed, 154 total probable, 24,194 tests, 45 deaths.

* Pleasants: 38 active, 719 recovered, 646 total confirmed, 126 total probable, 6,763 tests, 15 deaths.

* Ritchie: 73 active, 486 recovered, 466 total confirmed, 101 total probable, 7,665 tests, 8 deaths.

* Roane: 40 active, 418 recovered, 424 total confirmed, 40 total probable, 13,284 tests, 6 deaths.

* Tyler: 115 active, 457 recovered, 373 total confirmed, 203 total probable, 7,173 tests, 4 deaths.

* Wetzel: 175 active, 819 recovered, 584 total confirmed, 429 total probable, 11,133 tests, 19 deaths.

* Wirt: 24 active, 302 recovered, 255 total confirmed, 73 total probable, 3,745 tests, 2 deaths.

* Wood: 421 active, 6,012 recovered, 4,917 total confirmed, 1,626 probable, 77,001 tests, 110 deaths.

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