CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Active COVID-19 cases in West Virginia remain steady around the 300 mark.
The state Department of Health and Human Resources on Thursday reported 324 active cases and eight new deaths, bringing the total number of pandemic deaths to 6,749.
The confirmed deaths include an 84-year old male from Berkeley County, an 80-year old female from Pleasants County, and a 73-year old male from Putnam 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 78-year old male from Marshall County, a 54-year old male from Barbour County, an 85-year old female from Marion County, a 92-year old female from Mason County, and a 75-year old male from Greenbrier County. These deaths range from Jan. 2022 through Mar. 2022.
DHHR reports as of April 7, 2022, there are currently 324 active COVID-19 cases statewide. There have been eight deaths reported since the last report, with a total of 6,749 deaths attributed to COVID-19. https://t.co/tFbUio6Zth pic.twitter.com/nEymcDKznn
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There are 125 patients hospitalized with the virus including 35 patients in the ICU and 20 patients on ventilators.
Active cases by county are as follows: Barbour (0), Berkeley (23), Boone (1), Braxton (0), Brooke (1), Cabell (28), Calhoun (2), Clay (0), Doddridge (0), Fayette (3), Gilmer (2), Grant (2), Greenbrier (4), Hampshire (5), Hancock (5), Hardy (0), Harrison (16), Jackson (3), Jefferson (16), Kanawha (20), Lewis (1), Lincoln (4), Logan (5), Marion (9), Marshall (4), Mason (3), McDowell (9), Mercer (15), Mineral (6), Mingo (3), Monongalia (35), Monroe (5), Morgan (3), Nicholas (1), Ohio (3), Pendleton (4), Pleasants (0), Pocahontas (1), Preston (7), Putnam (20), Raleigh (10), Randolph (6), Ritchie (5), Roane (4), Summers (0), Taylor (4), Tucker (1), Tyler (1), Upshur (2), Wayne (4), Webster (0), Wetzel (2), Wirt (2), Wood (11), Wyoming (3).