COVID-19 Daily Update 9-28-2020 – West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources

The West VirginiaDepartment of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of 10:00a.m., September 28, 2020, there have been 552,844 totalconfirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19,with 15,512 total cases and 337 deaths.

DHHR has confirmed the deaths of a 70-yearold male from Kanawha County, a 77-year old female from Taylor County, and a 92-yearold male from Berkeley County. Please join with me in sending our deepestcondolences to these families as they grieve the passing of their loved ones,said Bill J. Crouch, DHHR Cabinet Secretary.

CASES PERCOUNTY: Barbour(66), Berkeley (1002), Boone (220), Braxton (13), Brooke (113), Cabell (823),Calhoun (25), Clay (36), Doddridge (25), Fayette (622), Gilmer (45), Grant(161), Greenbrier (127), Hampshire (108), Hancock (149), Hardy (90), Harrison(369), Jackson (266), Jefferson (433), Kanawha (2,688), Lewis (38), Lincoln(169), Logan (620), Marion (274), Marshall (178), Mason (142), McDowell (84),Mercer (418), Mineral (175), Mingo (377), Monongalia (2,021), Monroe (149),Morgan (55), Nicholas (104), Ohio (373), Pendleton (53), Pleasants (17),Pocahontas (59), Preston (157), Putnam (566), Raleigh (521), Randolph (252),Ritchie (13), Roane (51), Summers (55), Taylor (127), Tucker (29), Tyler (16),Upshur (81), Wayne (398), Webster (8), Wetzel (55), Wirt (12), Wood (366),Wyoming (118).

Please note thatdelays may be experienced with the reporting of information from the localhealth department to DHHR. As case surveillance continues at the local healthdepartment level, it may reveal that those tested in a certain county may notbe a resident of that county, or even the state as an individual in questionmay have crossed the state border to be tested. Such is the case of Gilmer and Hancock counties in thisreport.

Please visit thedashboard located at http://www.coronavirus.wv.gov for more information.

Free COVID-19 testinglocations are available today in Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Taylor, and Waynecounties and Tuesday in Fayette and Putnam counties:

Putnam County, September29, 9:00 AM 1:00 PM, Teays Valley Church of God, 185 Connection Point, ScottDepot, WV

Testing is available to everyone, including asymptomaticindividuals. For upcoming testing locations, please visit https://dhhr.wv.gov/COVID-19/pages/testing.aspx.

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COVID-19 Daily Update 9-28-2020 - West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources