CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in West Virginia rose on Wednesday while active cases lowered in the daily report by the state Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR).
Active cases stand at 2,673, a drop from Tuesday’s 2,710 reported. That’s the lowest active case total in West Virginia since September 5 of last year with 2,610. 90 news cases were confirmed Wednesday.
Hospitalizations due to the virus are at 125 patients, up 10 from the 115 reported on Tuesday. Tuesday’s figure was the lowest number of COVID-19 patients since Aug. 4. Patients in the ICU are 37, the lowest since July 2020.
DHHR confirmed five new deaths on Wednesday including an 85-year old male from Kanawha County, a 66-year old female from Raleigh County, a 77-year old female from Tyler County, an 85-year old male from Greenbrier County, and a 71-year old male from Greenbrier County.
“We mourn the loss of these West Virginians and send our deepest sympathies to their loved ones,” said Bill J. Crouch, DHHR Cabinet Secretary. “Please honor these families by protecting yourself and others with the COVID-19 vaccine.”
Vaccination numbers from the Centers for Disease Control show 50.3% of those 12 and older in West Virginia have been fully vaccinated, 784,131 doses. More than 61% of that age group have received at least one dose of vaccine, 955,964 people.
Cases per county: Barbour (1,512), Berkeley (12,796), Boone (2,171), Braxton (1,001), Brooke (2,246), Cabell (8,862), Calhoun (381), Clay (541), Doddridge (636), Fayette (3,544), Gilmer (881), Grant (1,307), Greenbrier (2,882), Hampshire (1,919), Hancock (2,839), Hardy (1,567), Harrison (6,140), Jackson (2,225), Jefferson (4,776), Kanawha (15,454), Lewis (1,280), Lincoln (1,592), Logan (3,271), Marion (4,626), Marshall (3,533), Mason (2,048), McDowell (1,612), Mercer (5,117), Mineral (2,971), Mingo (2,722), Monongalia (9,390), Monroe (1,204), Morgan (1,224), Nicholas (1,893), Ohio (4,303), Pendleton (724), Pleasants (959), Pocahontas (681), Preston (2,954), Putnam (5,314), Raleigh (7,057), Randolph (2,841), Ritchie (755), Roane (659), Summers (857), Taylor (1,271), Tucker (545), Tyler (741), Upshur (1,959), Wayne (3,180), Webster (543), Wetzel (1,386), Wirt (456), Wood (7,923), Wyoming (2,040).