CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) confirmed 1,152 cases of COVID-19 in its report Sunday.
Active cases of the virus in the state are now at 16,370.
The DHHR also confirmed the deaths of a 49-year old female from Harrison County, a 73-year old male from Kanawha County, a 47-year old female from Kanawha County, a 79-year old female from Kanawha County, an 82-year old male from Kanawha County, a 91-year old female from Cabell County, a 97-year old male from Putnam County, a 68-year old male from Wood County, a 97-year old female from Greenbrier County, a 97-year old female from Mineral County, and an 84-year old male from Marion County.
The statewide death total is 729.
“The loss of life weighs heavily not only on families and friends but also on the healthcare workers responding to this deadly virus,” said Bill J. Crouch, DHHR Cabinet Secretary. “Our hearts break with one another, and we must work to stop the spread of this virus so that we can heal together.”
Mineral, Marshall, Wirt, Mason, and Wyoming are red on the COVID-19 alert map Sunday morning.
Cases per county: Barbour (405), Berkeley (3,189), Boone (645), Braxton (116), Brooke (642), Cabell (2,881), Calhoun (77), Clay (117), Doddridge (122), Fayette (1,154), Gilmer (203), Grant (358), Greenbrier (499), Hampshire (325), Hancock (694), Hardy (276), Harrison (1,387), Jackson (695), Jefferson (1,353), Kanawha (5,659), Lewis (241), Lincoln (424), Logan (1,049), Marion (883), Marshall (1,214), Mason (474), McDowell (621), Mercer (1,330), Mineral (1,255), Mingo (984), Monongalia (3,307), Monroe (374), Morgan (287), Nicholas (345), Ohio (1,525), Pendleton (104), Pleasants (93), Pocahontas (173), Preston (620), Putnam (1,968), Raleigh (1,583), Randolph (689), Ritchie (177), Roane (180), Summers (273), Taylor (339), Tucker (140), Tyler (139), Upshur (508), Wayne (1,018), Webster (68), Wetzel (411), Wirt (111), Wood (2,547), Wyoming (746).
1/3 @WV_DHHR reports as of 10:00 a.m., November 29, 2020, there have been 1,122,438 total confirmatory laboratory results received for #COVID19, with 46,997 total cases and 729 deaths. https://t.co/ipUfYyVfjz pic.twitter.com/jnXz8dZge0
— WV Department of Health & Human Resources • ? (@WV_DHHR) November 29, 2020