CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Department of Health and Human Resources reported 71 new COVID-19 cases and two additional deaths in information released Thursday.
There are now 2,521 active cases. Total deaths are now at 2,863. The two additional deaths were that of a 68-year-old woman from Raleigh County and 56-year-old man from Barbour County.
”Each life lost to this disease is a tragedy,” DHHR Secretary Bill Crouch said. “We send our thoughts and sympathies to the families and encourage all West Virginians ages 12 and older to schedule a COVID-19 vaccine.”
Updated vaccination numbers from the Centers for Disease Control show 61.5% of state residents 12 and older have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, while nearly 51% of that age group have been fully vaccinated. The CDC says 75.8% of those 65 and older in West Virginia have been fully vaccinated.
There were 123 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Thursday’s report.
DHHR reports as of June 17, 2021, there have been 2,960,825 total confirmatory laboratory results received for #COVID19, with 163,382 total cases and 2,863 total deaths. https://t.co/pUNaSCaHKH pic.twitter.com/Cv6dS5sVzJ
— WV Department of Health & Human Resources • ? (@WV_DHHR) June 17, 2021
Overall case numbers per county include: Barbour (1,513), Berkeley (12,802), Boone (2,172), Braxton (1,001), Brooke (2,246), Cabell (8,864), Calhoun (381), Clay (542), Doddridge (638), Fayette (3,544), Gilmer (881), Grant (1,307), Greenbrier (2,883), Hampshire (1,920), Hancock (2,839), Hardy (1,568), Harrison (6,147), Jackson (2,226), Jefferson (4,777), Kanawha (15,459), Lewis (1,279), Lincoln (1,592), Logan (3,274), Marion (4,627), Marshall (3,536), Mason (2,048), McDowell (1,612), Mercer (5,124), Mineral (2,971), Mingo (2,732), Monongalia (9,391), Monroe (1,207), Morgan (1,223), Nicholas (1,892), Ohio (4,303), Pendleton (724), Pleasants (958), Pocahontas (681), Preston (2,954), Putnam (5,316), Raleigh (7,062), Randolph (2,842), Ritchie (756), Roane (659), Summers (861), Taylor (1,272), Tucker (546), Tyler (740), Upshur (1,959), Wayne (3,181), Webster (543), Wetzel (1,385), Wirt (456), Wood (7,925), Wyoming (2,041).