CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Overall COVID-19 deaths in West Virginia reached 2,800 Wednesday with three additional deaths confirmed by the state Department of Health and Human Resources.
The deaths included a 79-year old female from Jefferson County, a 54-year old male from Barbour County, and a 65-year old female from Mingo County.
COVID deaths have slowed significantly in the in recent weeks along with active cases.
The DHHR said active cases dropped by another 220 cases Wednesday, nearing 4,000 cases at 4,329. There were just 109 newly confirmed cases Wednesday.
Hospitalizations have dropped below the 200 mark (191 patients on Wednesday) for the first time since March 25.
The Centers for Disease Control reports 58.9% of residents 12 and older have now received at least one dose of the vaccine.
DHHR reports as of June 2, 2021, there have been 2,926,850 total confirmatory laboratory results received for #COVID19, with 161,967 total cases and 2,800 total deaths. https://t.co/tESvyXWK5Y pic.twitter.com/5btwMtR49E
— WV Department of Health & Human Resources • ? (@WV_DHHR) June 2, 2021
Overall confirmed cases per county include: Barbour (1,498), Berkeley (12,709), Boone (2,171), Braxton (977), Brooke (2,228), Cabell (8,812), Calhoun (371), Clay (539), Doddridge (626), Fayette (3,519), Gilmer (874), Grant (1,294), Greenbrier (2,861), Hampshire (1,909), Hancock (2,837), Hardy (1,553), Harrison (6,035), Jackson (2,208), Jefferson (4,759), Kanawha (15,342), Lewis (1,267), Lincoln (1,555), Logan (3,224), Marion (4,570), Marshall (3,519), Mason (2,037), McDowell (1,597), Mercer (5,068), Mineral (2,933), Mingo (2,692), Monongalia (9,349), Monroe (1,183), Morgan (1,223), Nicholas (1,858), Ohio (4,285), Pendleton (713), Pleasants (955), Pocahontas (679), Preston (2,934), Putnam (5,288), Raleigh (6,976), Randolph (2,782), Ritchie (751), Roane (651), Summers (840), Taylor (1,254), Tucker (544), Tyler (737), Upshur (1,935), Wayne (3,167), Webster (531), Wetzel (1,378), Wirt (448), Wood (7,895), Wyoming (2,027).