COVID-19 Daily Update 5-17-2021 – West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources

The WestVirginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reportsas of May 17, 2021, there have been 2,842,127 total confirmatory laboratory resultsreceived for COVID-19, with 158,643 total cases and 2,762 deaths.

DHHR has confirmed the death of a 64-year old male from PutnamCounty. Our deepest sympathies are extended to this gentlemans family, saidBill J. Crouch, DHHR Cabinet Secretary.

CASES PERCOUNTY: Barbour(1,457), Berkeley (12,470), Boone (2,061), Braxton (948), Brooke (2,199),Cabell (8,737), Calhoun (359), Clay (519), Doddridge (606), Fayette (3,458),Gilmer (867), Grant (1,284), Greenbrier (2,831), Hampshire (1,869), Hancock(2,815), Hardy (1,532), Harrison (5,782), Jackson (2,139), Jefferson (4,631), Kanawha(15,049), Lewis (1,225), Lincoln (1,492), Logan (3,161), Marion (4,482),Marshall (3,483), Mason (2,011), McDowell (1,578), Mercer (4,908), Mineral(2,874), Mingo (2,610), Monongalia (9,237), Monroe (1,147), Morgan (1,197),Nicholas (1,748), Ohio (4,228), Pendleton (704), Pleasants (908), Pocahontas(664), Preston (2,903), Putnam (5,195), Raleigh (6,843), Randolph (2,646),Ritchie (715), Roane (637), Summers (826), Taylor (1,230), Tucker (530), Tyler(724), Upshur (1,882), Wayne (3,128), Webster (501), Wetzel (1,362), Wirt(428), Wood (7,816), Wyoming (2,007).

Delays may be experienced with the reportingof information from the local health department to DHHR. As case surveillancecontinues at the local health department level, it may reveal that those testedin a certain county may not be a resident of that county, or even the state asan individual in question may have crossed the state border to be tested. Such is the case of Boone, Hardy,and Marshall counties in this report.

West Virginians 12 years and older are eligible for a COVID-19vaccine. If you have not receivedyour shot and need help finding one, call 1-833-734-0965 or visit http://www.vaccines.gov. Please visit http://www.coronavirus.wv.gov for information on the COVID-19 vaccines.

Free pop-up COVID-19 testing is available todayin Barbour, Berkeley, Boone, Jefferson, Lincoln, Mineral, Monongalia, Monroe,Pocahontas, and Wayne counties.

Barbour County

9:00 AM 11:00 AM, Barbour County Health Department, 109 Wabash Avenue,Philippi, WV

1:00 PM 5:00 PM, Junior Volunteer Fire Department, 331 Row Avenue,Junior, WV

Berkeley County10:00 AM 5:00 PM, 891 Auto PartsPlace, Martinsburg, WV10:00 AM 5:00 PM, Ambrose Park, 25404 Mall Drive, Martinsburg, WV

Boone County

10:00 AM 2:00 PM, Boone County HealthDepartment, 213 Kenmore Drive, Danville, WV (optional pre-registration: https://wv.getmycovidresult.com/)

Jefferson County

10:00 AM 6:00 PM, Hollywood Casino, 750 Hollywood Drive, Charles Town, WV

12:00 PM 5:00 PM, Shepherd University Wellness Center Parking Lot, 164 University Drive,Shepherdstown, WV

Lincoln County

9:00 AM 3:00 PM, Lincoln County HealthDepartment, 8008 Court Avenue, Hamlin, WV (optional pre-registration: https://wv.getmycovidresult.com/)

Mineral County

10:00 AM 6:00 PM, Mineral County HealthDepartment, 541 Harley O. Staggers Drive, Keyser, WV (optional pre-registration: https://wv.getmycovidresult.com/)

Monongalia County

9:00 AM 12:00 AM, WVU Recreation Center, Lower Level, 2001 Rec CenterDrive, Morgantown, WV

Morgan County

11:00 AM 4:00 PM, Valley Health War Memorial Hospital, 1 Health Way,Berkeley Springs, WV

Pocahontas County

10:00 AM 4:00 PM, Parking Lot, 301 8th Street, Marlinton, WV

Wayne County

10:00 AM 2:00 PM, Wayne Community Center,11580 Rt. 152, Wayne, WV

Foradditional free COVID-19 testing opportunities across the state, please visit https://dhhr.wv.gov/COVID-19/pages/testing.aspx.

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COVID-19 Daily Update 5-17-2021 - West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources