COVID-19 Daily Update 12-8-2020 – West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources

TheWest Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of December 8, 2020, therehave been 1,236,850 total confirmatorylaboratory results received for COVID-19, with 57,060totalcases and 870 deaths.

DHHR has confirmed the deaths of an 85-year old female fromHancock County, a 77-year old male from Mason County, a 59-year old female fromMarshall County, a 62-year old male from Lincoln County, a 90-year old femalefrom Boone County, a 95-year old female from Hancock County, a 76-year oldfemale from Cabell County, a 54-year old female from Cabell County, an 81-yearold female from Kanawha County, a 65-year old male from Randolph County, a 92-yearold male from Kanawha County, a 72-year old male from Berkeley County, a 97-yearold female from Greenbrier County, a 90-year old female from Greenbrier County,a 97-year old female from Greenbrier County, a 67-year old male from MingoCounty, a 96-year old male from Marshall County, a 74-year old female fromJefferson County, an 81-year old female from Putnam County, a 70-year oldfemale from Fayette County, a 93-year old female from Kanawha County, a 53-yearold female from Grant County, an 80-year old female from Putnam County, a 78-yearold female from Hancock County, a 75-year old male from Raleigh County, an 86-yearold male from Kanawha County, an 89-year old male from Wood County, a 62-yearold female from Harrison County, and a 65-year old male from Cabell County.

Over the past few days, we have lost anadditional 29 West Virginians, said Bill J. Crouch, DHHR Cabinet Secretary. Aswe extend our deepest sympathies to the loved ones, we also encourage all resident to recognize the continued need to take every possible step to slowthe spread of this disease.

CASESPER COUNTY:

Barbour (536), Berkeley (4,009),Boone (736), Braxton (153), Brooke (845), Cabell (3,470), Calhoun (92), Clay(161), Doddridge (147), Fayette (1,272), Gilmer (225), Grant (507), Greenbrier(707), Hampshire (476), Hancock (1,035), Hardy (420), Harrison (1,747), Jackson(798), Jefferson (1,638), Kanawha (6,478), Lewis (290), Lincoln (490), Logan(1,160), Marion (1,104), Marshall (1,538), Mason (685), McDowell (693), Mercer(1,581), Mineral (1,645), Mingo (1,062), Monongalia (3,738), Monroe (432),Morgan (373), Nicholas (442), Ohio (1,850), Pendleton (139), Pleasants (136),Pocahontas (277), Preston (871), Putnam (2,310), Raleigh (1,832), Randolph(808), Ritchie (215), Roane (223), Summers (302), Taylor (443), Tucker (204),Tyler (188), Upshur (579), Wayne (1,220), Webster (89), Wetzel (481), Wirt(141), Wood (3,191), Wyoming (876).

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 Braxton County in this report.

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

Upcoming free COVID-19 testing daily events:

December 8, 2020

Barbour County

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

Berkeley County

11:00 AM 3:00 PM, Hedgesville High School, 109 Ridge Road N.,Hedgesville, WV (pre-registration: https://wv.getmycovidresult.com/)

1:00 5:00 PM, Shenandoah Community Health, 99 Tavern Road,Martinsburg, WV (pre-registration: https://wv.getmycovidresult.com/)

4:30 PM 8:00 PM, Dorothy McCormack Building, 2000 FoundationWay, Martinsburg, WV (pre-registration: https://wv.getmycovidresult.com/)

Boone County

Cabell County

Grant County

10:00 AM 2:00 PM, Petersburg Elementary School, 333 Rig Street,Petersburg, WV

Hampshire County

Hardy County

8:00 AM 12:00 PM, Wardensville War Memorial Building, 190 E.Main Street, Wardensville, WV

4:00 PM 8:00 PM, Moorefield High School, 401 N. Main Street,Moorefield, WV

Jefferson County

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

Marshall County

Mason County

Mercer County

Mingo County

11:00 AM 4:00 PM, Delbarton Volunteer Fire Department, 68 FarleyAvenue, Delbarton, WV

Nicholas County

1:00 PM 5:00 PM, Nazarene Camp, 6461 Webster Road, Summersville,WV

Ohio County

11:00 AM 4:00 PM, Valley Grove Volunteer Fire Department, 355Fire House Lane, Valley Grove, WV (pre-registration: https://wv.getmycovidresult.com/)

11:00 AM 4:00 PM, Warwood Fire Station #9, 1301 Richland Avenue,Wheeling, WV (pre-registration: https://wv.getmycovidresult.com/)

11:00 AM 4:00 PM, Wheeling Island Fire Station #5, 11 NorthWabash Street, Wheeling, WV (pre-registration: https://wv.getmycovidresult.com/)

Taylor County

Wayne County

10:00 AM 2:00 PM, Wayne County Health Department, 217 KenovaAvenue, Wayne, WV

Wood County

Wyoming County

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

Additional testing will be held on Wednesday, December 9 inBarbour, Berkeley, Boone, Cabell, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Harrison, Jefferson,Logan, Marshall, Mason, Mercer, Mineral, Nicholas, Ohio, Taylor, Wayne, Wirt, andWyoming counties.

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 12-8-2020 - West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources