CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Eighteen new cases of Covid 19 were discovered in West Virginia in the last 12 hours. Saturday’s numbers released by the West Virginia DHHR reflected 2,131 cases of the virus since Friday’s update.
The cumulative of positive cases compared to the number of tests administered was 1.94 percent. The daily percent positive was .93 percent.
There have been 84 deaths in West Virginia attributed to the Covid 19 Corona virus. The number took a jump Friday when five deaths were announced. DHHR officials reported no additional fatalities from he virus on Saturday.
As of Saturday 109,657 tests have been performed in West Virginia. Those tests continued for a second day in McDowell, Harrison, and Ohio Counties. Those tests are available to anyone seeking to be tested and are part of the ongoing effort to provide free tests to those in minority communities and the medically under served in West Virginia.