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DHHR adds more than 2,200 COVID-19 cases on Sunday

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reported 2,244 new COVID-19 cases on its dashboard Sunday.

Active cases are now at 27,137, the highest since January 15. There were no new deaths reported Sunday.

Hospitalizations remained at 810 which remains below the previous pandemic peak of 818. 254 cases are patients in the ICU and 161 patients are on vents.

Another hospital system, Mountain Health Network, which includes Cabell Huntington and St. Mary’s hospitals in Huntington reported Friday they’ve reached their pandemic high in patients. The peak was 115 patients earlier this week. The hospitals reported a combined 105 patients Friday.

According to the DHHR, just over 400 people in the state were vaccinated on Saturday.

Forty-seven of the state’s 55 counties were in the red on Sunday’s daily alert COVID map.





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