Daily positive coronavirus rate drops below two percent

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The daily percent of positive coronavirus cases fell below 2% Sunday morning according to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources.

The daily rate is 1.66% with a cumulative rate of 2.05%. Testing in minority and vulnerable communities took place Friday and Saturday in various parts of the state.

The department noted 1,759 West Virginians have tested positive — a 30 case increase from Saturday evening — and 85,694 tests have been conducted. Seventy-two people have died.

The department also released updated numbers regarding confirmed cases and probable cases: Barbour (7 confirmed cases, 0 probable cases), Berkeley (275/10), Boone (9/0), Braxton (2/0), Brooke (3/0), Cabell (57/2), Calhoun (2/0), Clay (2/0), Fayette (45/1), Gilmer (10/0), Grant (8/1), Greenbrier (9/0), Hampshire (15/0), Hancock (16/2), Hardy (37/0), Harrison (38/1), Jackson (135/0), Jefferson (150/3), Kanawha (210/2), Lewis (5/0), Lincoln (5/0), Logan (16/0), Marion (48/0), Marshall (27/0), Mason (16/0), McDowell (6/0), Mercer (13/0), Mineral (36/2), Mingo (4/1), Monongalia (120/1), Monroe (6/1), Morgan (17/0), Nicholas (10/0), Ohio (38/0), Pendleton (8/1), Pleasants (3/1), Pocahontas (23/1), Preston (15/5), Putnam (31/0), Raleigh (14/1), Randolph (36/0), Ritchie (1/0), Roane (8/0), Summers (1/1), Taylor (8/0), Tucker (4/0), Tyler (3/0), Upshur (6/1), Wayne (97/0), Wetzel (8/0), Wirt (4/0), Wood (48/3) and Wyoming (3/0).





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