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CHARLESTON -- Two deaths from the virus were reported Tuesday by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, a 73-year-old woman from Ohio County and a 77-year-old woman from Wyoming County, the department said.
The total number of deaths in West Virginia stands at 2,747, the state said in its Tuesday morning update on the pandemic.
New active cases of the virus were 328 in the 24-hour period from Monday to Tuesday, an increase from the 293 new cases from Sunday to Monday morning, but lower than 455 from Friday to Saturday morning and 415 from Saturday to Sunday morning.
Total active cases as of Tuesday morning were 7,347, a drop of 123 from the 7,470 on Monday. Active cases, reported Saturday morning at 7,206, are at their highest since the end of February and have been increasing since around mid-March.
Active cases in counties in the region (previous day) are: Calhoun, 17 (17); Doddridge, 22, (22); Gilmer, 2 (2); Jackson, 79 (83); Pleasants, 6 (10); Ritchie, 11 ( 9); Roane, 33 (34); Tyler, 30 (31); Wetzel, 66 (87); Wirt, 6 (5); Wood, 117 (121.)
Berkeley, Boone and Raleigh counties remain the only red-zone counties, the highest level, in the County Alert System based on infection rates and percent positivity.
Wood, Pleasants, Tyler, Wirt, Ritchie and Gilmer counties remain green, the lowest level on the map. Wetzel, Jackson and Doddrige are gold, third severest, with Doddridge and Jackson going gold on Tuesday. Calhoun, Roane and Wirt are yellow, with Wirt turning yellow on Tuesday.
Hospitalizations are at 252, a drop from 271 on Monday, with 67 in an intensive care unit and 22 on ventilators. Eighty-two people were in an intensive care unit on Tuesday.
The state has fully vaccinated 465,793 people.
The number of residents fully vaccinated and percentage of population for local counties: Calhoun, 1,487, 20.9; Doddridge, 2,813, 33.3; Gilmer, 1,715, 21.9; Jackson, 6,288, 22; Pleasants, 1,966, 26.4; Ritchie, 2,397, 25.1; Roane, 2,978, 21.8; Tyler, 1,892, 22; Wetzel, 4,356, 28.9; Wirt, 1,222, 21; Wood, 15,931, 19.1.
Residents 16 and older can register for a COVID-19 vaccine through the Vaccine Registration System at www.vaccinate.wv.gov.
The use of Johnson & Johnson one-shot vaccines was halted on Tuesday by the governor in accordance with the recommendation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration concerning the rare occurrence of blood clots. Clinics using the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will substitute with another COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer as supplies allow, Gov. Jim Justice said.
The clinic schedule for local counties is (Individuals will be contacted if selected for appointment.)
TODAY:
• Roane County, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., armory, 207 E. Main St., Spencer.
• Wood County, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., South Parkersburg Baptist Church, 1655 Blizzard Drive, Parkersburg.
THURSDAY
• Gilmer County, 8:30-11:30 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m., Sue Morris Sports Complex, Glenville.
• Jackson County, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., armory, 8832 Pt. Pleasant Road, Millwood.
• Pleasants County, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Pleasants County Library, 101 Lafayette St., St. Marys.
• Ritchie County, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Ritchie County 4-H Camp, 4-H Camp Road, Harrisville.
• Wood County (three): 9 a.m.-5 p.m., WVU-Parkersburg Early Learning Center, 300 Campus Drive, Parkersburg; 10 a.m.-6 p.m., WVU-Camden Clark Medical Center, MOB-B, 800 Garfield Ave.; 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Camden Clark, MOB-B.
FRIDAY
• Calhoun County, 9 a.m.-noon, Calhoun Middle/High School, Mt. Zion.
• Doddridge County, 10 a.m.-noon, Doddridge County High School Technical Center, West Union.
• Gilmer County, 8:30-11:30 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m., Sue Morris Sports Complex, Glenville.
• Jackson County, 1-5 p.m., armory, 8832 Pt. Pleasant Road, Millwood.
• Wetzel and Tyler counties, 9 a.m., United Methodist Church, 10 Howard Jeffers Drive, New Martinsville.
• Wood County, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., South Parkersburg Baptist Church, 1655 Blizzard Drive Parkersburg.