CHARLESTON, W.Va. — More than half a million West Virginians are fully vaccinated for the coronavirus, but the trend of vaccines administered continues decreasing.
The state Department of Health and Human Resources updated its coronavirus dashboard on Sunday, in which officials report 506,965 people who are fully vaccinated. More than 680,000 West Virginians have received at least one vaccine dose.
Officials during Friday’s coronavirus briefing shared concerns about declining interest in getting vaccinated as well as a rise in variant cases.
According to the department, there are 7,390 current active cases in the state, in which officials received 370 new cases since the release of the Saturday report.
Health officials also confirmed the deaths of a 63-year-old female from Kanawha County, an 81-year-old male from Kanawha County, a 92-year-old female from Harrison County, a 63-year-old female from Berkeley County and an 88-year-old from Mineral County. The number of deaths statewide for the pandemic is 2,785.