CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Active COVID-19 cases in West Virginia continued to drop in Sunday’s report by the state Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR).
The DHHR report stated there are 7,258 active cases, down from 7,486 in Saturday’s report and the lowest total since November 8, 2020. Daily reduction in active cases has how stretched for six consecutive weeks.
There are currently 239 people hospitalized with COVID-19 statewide, including 65 patients in ICU.
No counties were red Saturday on the COVID-19 daily alert map and six were orange, the two highest levels indicating community spread of the virus.
275 new cases of the virus were reported Sunday with a daily positivity test rate of 2.50%.
The DHHR confirmed the deaths of a 76-year old male from Preston County, an 83-year old female from Clay County and a 31-year old female from Kanawha County.
Total COVID-19 deaths are now at 2,300.
The number of residents fully vaccinated now sits at 197,431 as of Sunday.
Cases per county: Barbour (1,221), Berkeley (9,683), Boone (1,579), Braxton (774), Brooke (2,011), Cabell (7,800), Calhoun (230), Clay (376), Doddridge (467), Fayette (2,661), Gilmer (712), Grant (1,068), Greenbrier (2,429), Hampshire (1,530), Hancock (2,595), Hardy (1,267), Harrison (4,835), Jackson (1,668), Jefferson (3,624), Kanawha (12,094), Lewis (1,036), Lincoln (1,224), Logan (2,699), Marion (3,669), Marshall (3,008), Mason (1,767), McDowell (1,350), Mercer (4,220), Mineral (2,583), Mingo (2,122), Monongalia (8,025), Monroe (946), Morgan (935), Nicholas (1,179), Ohio (3,636), Pendleton (619), Pleasants (800), Pocahontas (595), Preston (2,536), Putnam (4,213), Raleigh (4,696), Randolph (2,390), Ritchie (622), Roane (603), Summers (702), Taylor (1,087), Tucker (499), Tyler (617), Upshur (1,683), Wayne (2,616), Webster (321), Wetzel (1,086), Wirt (359), Wood (7,047), Wyoming (1,741).
DHHR reports as of February 28, 2021, there have been 2,177,707 total confirmatory laboratory results received for #COVID19, with 131,855 total cases and 2,300 total deaths. https://t.co/FwrzbSCkBx pic.twitter.com/ZBwXIVUzIf
— WV Department of Health & Human Resources • ? (@WV_DHHR) February 28, 2021