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West Virginia sees active COVID cases top 1,000

CHARLESTON — Active COVID-19 cases are just above 1,000 statewide in West Virginia, the Department of Health and Human Resources said on Wednesday.

The DHHR reported 1,002 active cases, the first time the number has been at that level since around the first week of May. Another 367 new cases of the virus have been received in the 24-hour period between Tuesday and Wednesday, the state said.

Thirteen counties are yellow, second lowest level, on the County Alert System Map. Yellow counties in this region are Tyler, Doddridge and Gilmer counties.

All other counties in the state are green, the lowest level on the map that is based on infection rates, or percentage of positive tests, whichever is lower.

Active cases in local counties on Wednesday (Tuesday) were: Calhoun, 2 (2); Doddridge, 5 (3); Gilmer, 5 (4); Jackson, 11 (7); Pleasants, 4 (2); Ritchie, 1 (2); Roane, 8 (6); Tyler, 6 (6); Wetzel, 4 (4); Wirt, 2 (1); and Wood, 48 (49).

No deaths were reported in the 24-hour period between Tuesday and Wednesday. The count was 7,436 deaths attributed to COVID-19 since the pandemic began 31 months ago.

The state reported 190 people in a hospital with COVID, with 29 in an intensive care unit and 13 on a ventilator. Two pediatric cases with one on a ventilator were reported.

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