CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Active coronavirus cases in West Virginia remained above 21,000 in Monday’s dashboard update by the state Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR).
On Sunday, the DHHR confirmed 21,717 active cases with 5,256 new cases. Monday’s dashboard confirmed 21,417 active cases in West Virginia.
The DHHR confirmed 36 deaths on Monday, bringing the statewide death total to 5,645 since the pandemic began.
DHHR has confirmed the deaths of a 64-year old female from Ohio County, an 82-year old male from Berkeley County, a 96-year old male from Brooke County, a 50-year old female from Berkeley County, an 83-year old male from Wetzel County, a 79-year old male from Cabell County, a 78-year old male from Grant County, a 75-year old male from Ohio County, an 82-year old male from Monongalia County, a 65-year old male from Mineral County, a 66-year old male from Lewis County, an 84-year old female from Wetzel County, a 79-year old male from Raleigh County, an 87-year old male from Jackson County, a 71-year old female from Mineral County, a 79-year old female from Preston County, a 76-year old female from Putnam County, a 73-year old male from Lewis County, a 77-year old female from Raleigh County, a 72-year old female from Wood County, a 69-year old female from Raleigh County, a 71-year old female from Berkeley County, a 63-year old male from Berkeley County, a 65-year old male from Marion County, a 68-year old female from Ohio County, a 29-year old male from Pleasants County, a 55-year old male from Wood County, a 44-year old female from Kanawha County, a 57-year old male from Mineral County, a 72-year old male from Fayette County, a 64-year old female from Raleigh County, an 80-year old female from Ohio County, a 67-year old female from Cabell County, a 65-year old female from Marshall County, a 71-year old female from Wood County, and a 67-year old male from Raleigh County.
“We will remember each life lost to COVID-19 and our hearts will never be the same,” said Bill J. Crouch, DHHR Cabinet Secretary in a release. “As we continue to face each day, I urge every West Virginian to be vaccinated and boosted against this deadly virus.”
COVID-19 hospitalizations fell to 976 on Monday. The total was 990 on Saturday. 223 patients are in the ICU, a rise of eight from Saturday.
49 of the state’s 55 counties are red on the COVID-19 county alert, meaning the highest transmission rate.
Current active cases per county: Barbour (125), Berkeley (1,029), Boone (385), Braxton (104), Brooke (155), Cabell (1,297), Calhoun (73), Clay (99), Doddridge (88), Fayette (788), Gilmer (88), Grant (136), Greenbrier (396), Hampshire (183), Hancock (190), Hardy (191), Harrison (721), Jackson (149), Jefferson (440), Kanawha (2,774), Lewis (104), Lincoln (234), Logan (494), Marion (642), Marshall (326), Mason (302), McDowell (215), Mercer (733), Mineral (273), Mingo (277), Monongalia (1,186), Monroe (257), Morgan (161), Nicholas (386), Ohio (388), Pendleton (84), Pleasants (62), Pocahontas (34), Preston (307), Putnam (902), Raleigh (1,163), Randolph (347), Ritchie (75), Roane (163), Summers (177), Taylor (177), Tucker (32), Tyler (122), Upshur (209), Wayne (514), Webster (83), Wetzel (187), Wirt (75), Wood (794), Wyoming (521). 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 24, 2022, there are currently 21,417 active COVID-19 cases statewide. There have been 36 deaths reported since the last report, with a total of 5,645 deaths attributed to COVID-19.https://t.co/6Z5yUjMgtf pic.twitter.com/pqKcZKNP9O
— WV Department of Health & Human Resources • ? (@WV_DHHR) January 24, 2022