CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Active COVID-19 case total in West Virginia dropped by more than 3,000 on Tuesday, according to the latest report from the state Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR).
The DHHR confirmed 17,239 Tuesday compared to 20,392 reported Monday. 1,949 new cases of the virus were added Tuesday. The DHHR reported the daily positivity test rate for the virus at more than 22%, flat from Monday.
Tuesday’s dashboard showed a rise in COVID-19 related hospitalizations at 907. It’s the states first time above the 900 mark since Oct. 4, 2021. 207 of those patients are in the ICU.
There have been 26 deaths reported since the last report, with a total of 5,561 deaths attributed to COVID-19.
DHHR has confirmed the deaths of a 38-year old male from Clay County, an 83-year old female from Wood County, a 47-year old female from Roane County, an 85-year old male from Wood County, a 76-year old male from Jefferson County, a 75-year old male from Wood County, a 63-year old female from Jefferson County, a 75-year old male from Jefferson County, a 93-year old female from Mason County, a 30-year old female from Summers County, a 74-year old female from Cabell County, a 53-year old male from Marshall County, and a 54-year old female from Harrison County.
Included in the total deaths reported on the dashboard as a result of the Bureau for Public Health’s continuing data reconciliation with the official death certificate are a 79-year old male from McDowell County, a 71-year old female from Ohio County, a 95-year old female from Pocahontas County, a 96-year old female from Putnam County, a 90-year old male from Monongalia County, a 75-year old female from Cabell County, an 88-year old male from Monongalia County, a 51-year old female from Tucker County, a 62-year old male from Hancock County, a 66-year old male from Raleigh County, an 82-year old female from Logan County, a 70-year old female from Brooke County, and a 46-year old male from Hancock County. These deaths range from November through December 2021.
“Any death due to COVID is one too many,” said Bill J. Crouch, DHHR Cabinet Secretary in a release. “The best way to end continued loss of life is for all eligible West Virginians to choose to be vaccinated and boosted.”
West Virginia has now confirmed 413 cases of the Omicron variant.
Active COVID-19 cases per county: Barbour (73), Berkeley (1,258), Boone (237), Braxton (102), Brooke (144), Cabell (1,014), Calhoun (49), Clay (74), Doddridge (40), Fayette (551), Gilmer (54), Grant (94), Greenbrier (319), Hampshire (164), Hancock (208), Hardy (115), Harrison (619), Jackson (109), Jefferson (694), Kanawha (1,887), Lewis (89), Lincoln (174), Logan (263), Marion (625), Marshall (326), Mason (144), McDowell (114), Mercer (422), Mineral (295), Mingo (168), Monongalia (999), Monroe (146), Morgan (204), Nicholas (189), Ohio (556), Pendleton (47), Pleasants (68), Pocahontas (30), Preston (271), Putnam (612), Raleigh (964), Randolph (308), Ritchie (84), Roane (154), Summers (95), Taylor (135), Tucker (22), Tyler (83), Upshur (157), Wayne (352), Webster (67), Wetzel (141), Wirt (55), Wood (862), Wyoming (213). To find the cumulative cases per county, please visit www.coronavirus.wv.gov and look on the Cumulative Summary tab which is sortable by county.
DHHR reports as of January 18, 2022, there are currently 17,239 COVID-19 cases statewide. There have been 26 deaths reported since the last report, with a total of 5,561 deaths attributed to COVID-19.https://t.co/DRauvEik8j pic.twitter.com/UpSvxDQoKv
— WV Department of Health & Human Resources • ? (@WV_DHHR) January 18, 2022