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CHARLESTON -- Active COVID-19 cases across West Virginia remained under 800 on Wednesday, according to the Department of Health and Human Resources.
The state in the Wednesday morning pandemic report said there were 795 active cases of the virus with 296 new cases of the virus received in the 24-hour period between Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. State health officials believe the actual number of cases may be higher because in-home testing isn't required to be reported.
The state reported 787 statewide cases on Tuesday.
Current active cases in local counties (previous day) were: Calhoun 0 (0), Doddridge 1 (0), Gilmer 0 (0), Jackson 12 (13), Pleasants 3 (3), Ritchie 4 (2), Roane 7 (6), Tyler 3 (3), Wetzel 3 (3), Wirt 1 (0), Wood 32 (32).
Wirt and Ritchie are the only yellow counties in the region on the County Alert System Map based on infection rates and percent positivity in five levels of severity. Yellow is second lowest to green.
All other counties in the region are green.
Ten counties are yellow in the state with the remaining 45 as green.
The level designation is based on the lower of the two measurements of infection rate and percent positivity. Levels from least to most severe are green, yellow, gold, orange and red.
The measurement for percent positivity falls in the gold zone in Jackson, Wirt and Ritchie counties and yellow in Wood County. Pleasants County is gold in the measurement for infection rate.
No deaths were reported between Tuesday and Wednesday. The death toll remained at 7,808 on Wednesday.
The state reported 251 patients in a hospital with 36 in an intensive care unit and 16 on a ventilator. Eight pediatric cases with one in an ICU and one on a ventilator also were reported.
Residents 6 months and older are eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations. All individuals 6 months and older should receive a primary series of vaccination, the initial set of shots that teaches the body to recognize and fight the virus that causes COVID-19. At this time, one Omicron booster shot (bivalent) is recommended for most people 6 months and older who completed the primary series and their most recent COVID-19 shot was at least two months ago.