Active COVID-19 cases continue to rise on Thursday – WBOY.com

CHARLESTON, W.Va. The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources reported 1,114 new COVID-19 cases and an active case increase of 472 on Thursday. The DHHR also confirmed 1,114 19 additional deaths in its report.

On Wednesday, it confirmed 970 new COVID-19 cases and 22 deaths.

The DHHR has reported 286,249 (+1,114) total cases and 4,717 (+19) total deaths.According to the DHHR dashboard, there are currently 6,934 (+472) active cases.

DHHR has confirmed the deaths of a73-year old female from Raleigh County, a 58-year old male from Nicholas County, a 74-year old female from Putnam County, a 63-year old male from Webster County, a 45-year old female from Kanawha County, a 62-year old male from Preston County, a 78-year old male from Kanawha County, a 71-year old female from Preston County, a 77-year old female from Ohio County, an 86-year old female from Barbour County, a 56-year old male from Wirt County, a 77-year old female from Marion County, a 62-year old female from Putnam County, a 36-year old male from Marion County, a 54-year old male from Putnam County, an 80-year old female from Wood County, a 68-year old male from Mercer County, an 81-year old female from Wood County, and a 67-year old male from Jefferson County.

With the holiday season approaching, we must do all we can to protect our loved ones and assure many more years of family celebrations, said Bill J. Crouch, DHHR Cabinet Secretary. COVID-19 vaccination is free and available statewide to every West Virginian ages 5 years and older.

CURRENT ACTIVE CASES PER COUNTY:Barbour (94), Berkeley (559), Boone (110), Braxton (53), Brooke (82), Cabell (258), Calhoun (48), Clay (36), Doddridge (14), Fayette (195), Gilmer (19), Grant (94), Greenbrier (88), Hampshire (111), Hancock (85), Hardy (80), Harrison (286), Jackson (85), Jefferson (215), Kanawha (482), Lewis (65), Lincoln (128), Logan (109), Marion (283), Marshall (137), Mason (93), McDowell (70), Mercer (286), Mineral (97), Mingo (121), Monongalia (256), Monroe (36), Morgan (61), Nicholas (165), Ohio (200), Pendleton (46), Pleasants (18), Pocahontas (25), Preston (161), Putnam (292), Raleigh (256), Randolph (101), Ritchie (24), Roane (67), Summers (26), Taylor (76), Tucker (20), Tyler (18), Upshur (125), Wayne (103), Webster (74), Wetzel (77), Wirt (24), Wood (233), Wyoming (67).

According to the dashboard, 1,063,158 first doses of the vaccine have been administered to West Virginians, and 912,460 people have been fully vaccinated. The dashboard also reports that 53,425 fully vaccinated West Virginians have received an additional dose.

West Virginians five and older are now eligible for the COVID vaccine. Most West Virginians who are 18 and over now qualify for the COVID booster vaccine. To learn more about the vaccine or to find a vaccine site near you, visitvaccinate.wv.govor call 1-833-734-0965.

Free COVID-19 testing is available daily to all West Virginia residents.Click hereto view the testing site map and location list.

West Virginians may now register for their COVID-19 vaccinationby clicking here.

Editors note: The numbers received from the West Virginia DHHR include cases that have already been resolved. Therefore, these counts need to be viewed as historical cases, rather than active cases.

Editors note 2: The total number of cases confirmed by the DHHR now includes probable cases, which are individuals that have symptoms and either serologic (antibody) or epidemiologic (e.g., a link to a confirmed case) evidence of disease, but no confirmatory test.

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