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Active coronavirus cases hover above 16,000

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Active coronavirus cases in West Virginia remain above 16,000 after the state Department of Health and Human Resources confirmed around 2,100 new cases.

The agency updated its statewide dashboard on Sunday, in which officials reported 16,074 active cases. Officials added 2,108 new cases. The department reported 16,245 active cases in its Saturday report.

Officials did not report any new deaths related to the virus; 5,421 West Virginians have died from the virus.

According to the department, 778 West Virginians are hospitalized with the virus, of which 78.4% of people are unvaccinated. There are 208 confirmed ICU cases, of which 86.1% of coronavirus patients have not been vaccinated. Around 91% of the 126 West Virginians on ventilators are not vaccinated.





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