CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Department of Health and Human Resources said the two-day total of a new open coronavirus testing program was 2,388 tests administered.
The National Guard helped lead efforts in Berkeley, Jefferson, Raleigh and Mercer counties.
The test results are expected back in a few days.
.@WV_DHHR reports as of 5:00 p.m., on May 16, 2020, there have been 73,617 laboratory results received for #COVID19, with 1,470 positive, 72,147 negative and 65 deaths. #SaferAtHomeWV https://t.co/J6IaF2UmYX pic.twitter.com/MMPPodLbRD
— WV DH, DHF, and DoHS (@WV_DH_DHF_DoHS) May 16, 2020
Meanwhile, the DHHR said Saturday evening the state’s positive test rate is at 2 percent following 73,617 overall tests and 1,470 confirmed cases.
The state has reported a 65th death, an 89-year-old man from Fayette County.
Totals for the free two-day testing: 872 individuals tested in Berkeley County; 748 in Jefferson County; 364 in Mercer County; and 404 in Raleigh County.
The free testing moves to Cabell, Kanawha, Marion and Monongalia counties next Friday and Saturday.
Confirmed coronavirus cases per county include:
Barbour (7), Berkeley (207), Boone (9), Braxton (2), Brooke (3), Cabell (56), Calhoun (1), Clay (2), Fayette (38), Gilmer (8), Grant (6), Greenbrier (8), Hampshire (12), Hancock (12), Hardy (25), Harrison (35), Jackson (136), Jefferson (98), Kanawha (206), Lewis (4), Lincoln (5), Logan (14), Marion (47), Marshall (23), Mason (15), McDowell (6), Mercer (12), Mineral (27), Mingo (4), Monongalia (115), Monroe (6), Morgan (17), Nicholas (9), Ohio (38), Pendleton (5), Pleasants (2), Pocahontas (4), Preston (15), Putnam (29), Raleigh (10), Randolph (5), Ritchie (1), Roane (9), Summers (1), Taylor (8), Tucker (4), Tyler (3), Upshur (6), Wayne (96), Wetzel (7), Wirt (3), Wood (47), Wyoming (2).