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41 coronavirus cases in Preston County linked to Myrtle Beach

KINGWOOD, W.Va. — More than 40 confirmed coronavirus cases in Preston County have been linked to travel to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, the county health department said Wednesday.

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources has confirmed 66 cases in the county, with the county department reporting 41 cases connected to the popular beach. More than 48% of cases involve people between the ages of 10 and 19.

Preston County Health Department administrator V.J. Davis said younger people are less likely to show symptoms and feel the full effects of the virus.

“Our hope is that even if people are they saw what happened with this outbreak and being more careful while they’re there and hopefully being more careful when they came back,” he said. “I have nothing to support that other than a hunch.”

None of the people who have recently tested positive are hospitalized, yet Davis noted “some of them have been more sick than ever.”





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