CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reported an additional COVID-19 related death in the state on Monday, bringing the total to 73.
The DHHR confirmed the death of a 74-year old male from Mineral County in its evening update.
“On this Memorial Day, we remember the service of those veterans who have passed away, as well as the seventy-three West Virginians we have recently lost due to COVID-19,” said Bill J. Crouch, DHHR Cabinet Secretary.
The DHHR also reported 1,782 total cases of COVID-19, up eight from Monday morning. There were 547 additional tests added, bringing the statewide total to 86, 872.
Cases per county (Case confirmed by lab test/Probable case): Barbour (7/0), Berkeley (277/10), Boone (9/0), Braxton (2/0), Brooke (3/0), Cabell (57/2), Calhoun (2/0), Clay (2/0), Fayette (45/0), Gilmer (10/0), Grant (10/1), Greenbrier (9/0), Hampshire (21/0), Hancock (16/2), Hardy (37/0), Harrison (38/1), Jackson (135/0), Jefferson (154/3), Kanawha (210/2), Lewis (5/0), Lincoln (5/0), Logan (16/0), Marion (50/0), Marshall (27/0), Mason (16/0), McDowell (6/0), Mercer (13/0), Mineral (36/2), Mingo (4/1), Monongalia (121/1), Monroe (6/1), Morgan (17/1), Nicholas (10/0), Ohio (40/0), Pendleton (8/1), Pleasants (3/1), Pocahontas (23/1), Preston (17/5), Putnam (32/0), Raleigh (15/1), Randolph (36/0), Ritchie (1/0), Roane (8/0), Summers (1/0), Taylor (8/0), Tucker (4/0), Tyler (3/0), Upshur (6/1), Wayne (97/0), Wetzel (8/0), Wirt (4/0), Wood (49/3), Wyoming (3/0).
.@WV_DHHR reports as of 5:00 p.m., on May 25, 2020, there have been 86,872 total confirmatory laboratory results received for #COVID19, with 1,782 total cases and 73 deaths. #SaferAtHomeWVhttps://t.co/H5ITiKZGIa pic.twitter.com/fhnkhpASFJ
— WV DHHR (@WV_DHHR) May 25, 2020