CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Active COVID-19 cases dropped for a 17th straight day in new case numbers released Tuesday by the state Department of Health and Human Resources.
Active cases are now at 20,047, a 610 case decrease from Monday’s report. Hospitalizations have increased by 27 to 465 patients. It’s the first increase in hospitalizations since Jan. 19.
The state did confirm three additional COVID-19 deaths including a 61-year old male from Berkeley County, a 64-year old male from Harrison County, and an 82-year old male from Monongalia County.
Overall pandemic-related deaths are at 2,031.
The DHHR confirmed 510 new cases Tuesday. The daily positivity test rate is at 5.33%.
There are now 12 counties that are designated red on the COVID-19 daily alert map. 27 are the next level down at orange, nine are gold, five are yellow and two are green.
More than 196,000 state residents have received at least one COVID-19 shot. There are nearly 71,000 residents who have been fully vaccinated.
.@WV_DHHR reports as of February 2, 2021, there have been 1,935,299 total confirmatory laboratory results received for #COVID19, with 121,935 total cases and 2,031 deaths. https://t.co/8vW1OIZbo7 pic.twitter.com/6eNQEagORI
— WV Department of Health & Human Resources • ? (@WV_DHHR) February 2, 2021
Overall confirmed cases per county include: Barbour (1,117), Berkeley (8,993), Boone (1,446), Braxton (746), Brooke (1,920), Cabell (7,167), Calhoun (214), Clay (358), Doddridge (416), Fayette (2,417), Gilmer (592), Grant (1,003), Greenbrier (2,268), Hampshire (1,400), Hancock (2,495), Hardy (1,223), Harrison (4,512), Jackson (1,576), Jefferson (3,366), Kanawha (11,169), Lewis (863), Lincoln (1,134), Logan (2,457), Marion (3,381), Marshall (2,838), Mason (1,671), McDowell (1,265), Mercer (3,937), Mineral (2,510), Mingo (1,944), Monongalia (7,153), Monroe (887), Morgan (883), Nicholas (1,063), Ohio (3,415), Pendleton (583), Pleasants (775), Pocahontas (561), Preston (2,433), Putnam (3,872), Raleigh (4,216), Randolph (2,230), Ritchie (568), Roane (466), Summers (677), Taylor (1,027), Tucker (460), Tyler (577), Upshur (1,506), Wayne (2,405), Webster (259), Wetzel (1,014), Wirt (329), Wood (6,563), Wyoming (1,615).