CHARLESTON, W.Va. — There are 13 cases of the BA.2 sub variant of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in West Virginia, state health officials announced Thursday.
State Health Officer Dr. Ayne Amjad said she could not give further information into those cases due because little is available at this point.
“We unfortunately don’t have some other information like if they’d had their booster shot, if they’re in the hospital. That information doesn’t come to us readily available,” Amjad said during Gov. Jim Justice’s coronavirus media briefing.
The state Department of Health and Human Resources reported 324 active cases Thursday and eight new deaths.
Amjad indicated there could be more cases out there that are not being reported and that there’s a reason for that.
“We are concerned that the number that we see of active cases are not reflective of what we actually have going on in the state right now because of people doing home tests or not getting tested as frequently,” she said.
There is light at the end of the tunnel; however, when it comes to statewide hospitalizations, Amjad said.
“Our hospital numbers have gone down, so that does give us a little bit of input on there as far as cases go,” she said.
There are 125 patients hospitalized with the virus including 35 patients in the ICU and 20 patients on ventilators.