COVID-19 Daily Update 12-5-2020 – West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources

TheWest Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of December 5, 2020, therehave been 1,207,000 total confirmatorylaboratory results received for COVID-19, with 53,572totalcases and 829 deaths.

DHHR has confirmed the deaths of a 67-year old male from TylerCounty, a 73-year old male from Cabell County, an 85-year old female fromPutnam County, a 62-year old female from Kanawha County, a 65-year old malefrom Mercer County, an 85-year old female from Kanawha County, a 79-year oldmale from Mercer County, a 69-year old female from Mineral County, a 68-yearold male from Berkeley County, an 84-year old male from Barbour County, a 54-yearold male from Fayette County, a 36-year old male from Mingo County, a 51-yearold male from Kanawha County, a 76-year old male from Mineral County, a 93-yearold female from Mineral County, a 73-year old female from Berkeley County, an 88-yearold female Putnam County, a 95-year old female from Kanawha County, a 74-yearold female from Fayette County, a 76-year old male from Fayette County,an84-year old male from Kanawha County, a 75-yearold male from Kanawha County, an 80-year old male from Ohio County, an 85-yearold female from Putnam County, a 61-year old male from Mineral County, an 84-yearold male from Mineral County, an 82-year old female from Preston County, an 83-yearold female from Preston County, a 47-year old male from Logan County, and a 63-yearold female from Logan County.

Each loss is a heartbreak to a family and toour state, said Bill J. Crouch, DHHR Cabinet Secretary. I urge you toremember your actions for safety result in saving the lives of other WestVirginians.

CASESPER COUNTY: Barbour (497), Berkeley (3,747),Boone (709), Braxton (140), Brooke (777), Cabell (3,276), Calhoun (88), Clay(149), Doddridge (136), Fayette (1,241), Gilmer (218), Grant (465), Greenbrier(625), Hampshire (422), Hancock (910), Hardy (377), Harrison (1,623), Jackson(766), Jefferson (1,536), Kanawha (6,107), Lewis (266), Lincoln (460), Logan(1,128), Marion (1,024), Marshall (1,468), Mason (598), McDowell (674), Mercer(1,465), Mineral (1,515), Mingo (1,032), Monongalia (3,561), Monroe (411),Morgan (334), Nicholas (404), Ohio (1,764), Pendleton (125), Pleasants (120),Pocahontas (266), Preston (793), Putnam (2,184), Raleigh (1,759), Randolph(779), Ritchie (200), Roane (211), Summers (294), Taylor (397), Tucker (176),Tyler (167), Upshur (561), Wayne (1,147), Webster (72), Wetzel (464), Wirt(131), Wood (2,973), Wyoming (840).

Please note that delaysmay be experienced with the reporting of information from the local healthdepartment 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 Calhoun County in this report.

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

Free COVID-19 testing daily events scheduled fortoday:

December 5, 2020

BerkeleyCounty

Doddridge County

10:00 AM 2:00 PM, Doddridge County Park, 1252 Snowbird Road, West Union,WV (in the barn)

Hampshire County

1:00 PM 6:00 PM, Hampshire County Fairgrounds, Fairground Drive, Augusta,WV (at the dining hall)

Jefferson County

9:00 AM 1:00 PM, Jefferson County Health Department, Front Parking Lot,1948 Wiltshire Road, Kearneysville, WV (pre-registration: https://wv.getmycovidresult.com/)

2:30 PM 6:30 PM, Shepherd University, Parking Lot beside Wellness Center,164 University Drive, Shepherdstown, WV (pre-registration: https://wv.getmycovidresult.com/)

Logan County

Marshall County

Mingo County

10:00 AM 4:00 PM, Hurley Drug Company, 210 Logan Street, Williamson, WV

Morgan County

11:00 AM 6:00 PM, Berkeley Baptist Church (Family Life Center), 172Winchester Grade Road, Berkeley Springs, WV

Nicholas County

1:00 PM 5:00 PM, Richwood City Hall, 6 White Avenue, Richwood, WV

Ohio County

11:00 AM 4:00 PM, Valley Grove Volunteer Fire Department, 355 Fire HouseLane, Valley Grove, WV

11:00 AM 4:00 PM, Warwood Fire Station 9, 1301 Richland Avenue, Wheeling,WV

11:00 AM 4:00 PM, Wheeling Island Fire Station 5, 11 North Wabash Street,Wheeling, WV

WyomingCounty

11:00 AM 3:00 PM, Old Board of Education, 19 Park Street,Pineville, WV

December6, 2020

Hancock County

JacksonCounty

1:00 PM 5:00 PM, Jackson County Health Department, 504 SouthChurch Street, Ripley, WV

Nicholas County

1:00 PM 5:00 PM, Richwood City Hall, 6 White Avenue, Richwood, WV

Additional free testing events will be held Monday, December 7 inBarbour, Berkeley, Cabell, Grant, Hancock, Harrison, Jefferson, Marshall,Mason, Mineral, Mingo, Nichola, Taylor, Wayne, Wirt, Wood, and Wyomingcounties.

There are many ways to obtain free testing in West Virginia. Pleasevisit https://dhhr.wv.gov/COVID-19/pages/testing.aspx for more testing options.

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COVID-19 Daily Update 12-5-2020 - West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources