CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources confirmed two additional COVID-19 related deaths in West Virginia on Friday evening.
In its evening report, the DHHR confirmed the deaths of a 75-year old male from Berkeley County and an 84-year old female from Pendleton County bringing the state total to 84 deaths.
The DHHR added the deaths of three Jefferson County residents of COVID-19 on Friday morning.
“As we extend our deepest sympathies to the loved ones, we also encourage all West Virginians to take every precaution to prevent the spread of this disease,” said Bill J. Crouch, DHHR Cabinet Secretary in a release.
In the report on Friday evening, the DHHR also included test results from 510 individuals tested in Harrison County, 39 in McDowell County and 324 in Ohio County as part of Gov. Jim Justice’s initiative to increase testing opportunities for minorities and other vulnerable population.
The Governor’s Office, DHHR, the Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs and the WV National Guard offered free testing in those counties.
Testing in the same counties will continue on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in these locations.
In total since the pandemic began, there have been 108,453 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19 in the state, with 2,119 total cases and 84 deaths.
Cases per county (Case confirmed by lab test/Probable case): Barbour (8/0), Berkeley (326/14), Boone (11/0), Braxton (2/0), Brooke (4/1), Cabell (67/2), Calhoun (2/0), Clay (7/0), Fayette (54/0), Gilmer (10/0), Grant (11/1), Greenbrier (9/0), Hampshire (33/0), Hancock (18/2), Hardy (40/0), Harrison (39/1), Jackson (138/0), Jefferson (198/5), Kanawha (230/3), Lewis (9/0), Lincoln (5/0), Logan (20/0), Marion (51/1), Marshall (30/0), Mason (15/0), McDowell (6/0), Mercer (13/0), Mineral (48/2), Mingo (6/2), Monongalia (125/13), Monroe (7/1), Morgan (18/1), Nicholas (8/0), Ohio (48/0), Pendleton (11/2), Pleasants (3/1), Pocahontas (20/1), Preston (19/5), Putnam (37/1), Raleigh (16/1), Randolph (132/0), Ritchie (1/0), Roane (9/0), Summers (1/0), Taylor (8/1), Tucker (4/0), Tyler (3/0), Upshur (6/1), Wayne (103/0), Wetzel (9/0), Wirt (4/0), Wood (50/3), Wyoming (2/0).
.@WV_DHHR reports as of 5:00 p.m., on June 5, 2020, there have been 108,453 total confirmatory laboratory results received for #COVID19, with 2,119 total cases and 84 deaths. #SaferAtHomeWVhttps://t.co/RPMgNJKyDi pic.twitter.com/0sUn9eCcuD
— WV DHHR (@WV_DHHR) June 5, 2020