COVID-19 Daily Update 5-27-2021 – West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources

The WestVirginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reportsas of May 27, 2021, there have been 2,903,276 total confirmatory laboratory resultsreceived for COVID-19, with 161,046 total cases and 2,792 deaths.

DHHR has confirmed the deaths of an84-year old male from Wayne County, an 87-year old female from Raleigh County,a 79-year old female from Pocahontas County, and a 39-year old male from WoodCounty.

Graduations,weddings, vacations, and family reunions are events no one wants to miss, saidBill J. Crouch, DHHR Cabinet Secretary. To participate safely, please scheduleyour COVID vaccine.

CASES PERCOUNTY: Barbour(1,481), Berkeley (12,633), Boone (2,137), Braxton (968), Brooke (2,221), Cabell(8,788), Calhoun (367), Clay (536), Doddridge (618), Fayette (3,507), Gilmer(873), Grant (1,283), Greenbrier (2,848), Hampshire (1,902), Hancock (2,834),Hardy (1,552), Harrison (5,973), Jackson (2,182), Jefferson (4,691), Kanawha(15,257), Lewis (1,258), Lincoln (1,535), Logan (3,202), Marion (4,549),Marshall (3,508), Mason (2,035), McDowell (1,587), Mercer (5,037), Mineral(2,914), Mingo (2,662), Monongalia (9,321), Monroe (1,164), Morgan (1,215),Nicholas (1,832), Ohio (4,272), Pendleton (707), Pleasants (952), Pocahontas(673), Preston (2,928), Putnam (5,272), Raleigh (6,945), Randolph (2,748),Ritchie (739), Roane (648), Summers (835), Taylor (1,248), Tucker (540), Tyler(736), Upshur (1,930), Wayne (3,161), Webster (525), Wetzel (1,376), Wirt (446),Wood (7,875), Wyoming (2,020).

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 Braxton, Hardy,Pleasants, and Wetzel counties in this report.

West Virginians 12years and older are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine.Tolearn more about the vaccine, or to find a vaccine site near you, visit http://www.vaccinate.wv.gov or call 1-833-734-0965.

Free pop-up COVID-19 testing is available todayin Barbour, Berkeley, Boone, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Lincoln, Mingo, Morgan,Nicholas, and Putnam counties.

Barbour County

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

3:00 PM 7:00 PM, Junior Volunteer FireDepartment, 331 Row Avenue, Junior, WV

BerkeleyCounty10:00 AM 5:00 PM, 891 Auto Parts Place,Martinsburg, WV10:00 AM 5:00 PM, Ambrose Park, 25404 Mall Drive, Martinsburg, WV

BooneCounty

12:00PM 5:00 PM, Boone County Health Department, 213 Kenmore Drive, Danville, WV (optional pre-registration:https://wv.getmycovidresult.com/)

HampshireCounty

10:00AM 5:00 PM, Hampshire County Health Department, 16189 Northwestern Turnpike,Augusta, WV

HardyCounty

9:00AM 12:00 PM, Hardy County Emergency Ambulance Authority, 17940 SR 55, Baker,WV (optional pre-registration:https://wv.getmycovidresult.com/)

4:00PM 7:00 PM, Moorefield High School, 401 N. Main Street, Moorefield, WV (optional pre-registration:https://wv.getmycovidresult.com/)

JeffersonCounty

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

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

LincolnCounty

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

Mingo County

10:00 AM 2:00 PM, Delbarton FireDepartment, County Highway 65/12, Delbarton, WV

Morgan County

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

NicholasCounty

11:00AM 2:00 PM, Richwood City Hall, 6 White Avenue, Richwood, WV

PutnamCounty

9:00 AM 4:00 PM, Liberty Square, 613Putnam Village, Hurricane, WV (optional pre-registration: bit.ly/pchd-covid)

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 5-27-2021 - West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources