West Virginia approaches 1,900 coronavirus cases

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia is on the verge of reaching 1,900 confirmed coronavirus cases following additional numbers reported Wednesday evening.

According to the state Department of Health and Human Resources, 1,899 cases have come back positive out of 89,460 tests. Seventy-four West Virginians have died.

The daily coronavirus rate from Tuesday evening to Wednesday evening fell from 7.11% to 3.19%. The cumulate rate is 2.12%.

The department also released new numbers about confirmed cases and probable cases in each county:

Barbour (9/0), Berkeley (286/11), Boone (9/0), Braxton (2/0), Brooke (4/0), Cabell (58/2), Calhoun (2/0), Clay (2/0), Fayette (47/0), Gilmer (10/0), Grant (10/1), Greenbrier (9/0), Hampshire (23/0), Hancock (15/2), Hardy (38/0), Harrison (39/1), Jackson (135/0), Jefferson (164/3), Kanawha (214/2), Lewis (6/0), Lincoln (5/0), Logan (16/0), Marion (51/0), Marshall (28/0), Mason (15/0), McDowell (6/0), Mercer (13/0), Mineral (39/2), Mingo (5/1), Monongalia (121/8), Monroe (6/1), Morgan (17/1), Nicholas (10/0), Ohio (41/0), Pendleton (9/1), Pleasants (4/1), Pocahontas (16/1), Preston (17/5), Putnam (33/0), Raleigh (15/1), Randolph (104/0), Ritchie (1/0), Roane (10/0), Summers (1/0), Taylor (9/0), Tucker (4/0), Tyler (3/0), Upshur (6/1), Wayne (97/0), Wetzel (9/0), Wirt (4/0), Wood (51/3) and Wyoming (3/0).





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