CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Active cases total of COVID-19 in West Virginia are at least 500 for only the second time in the past month.
The state Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) confirmed 500 active cases on Thursday, an increase from 459 on Wednesday and the second time the total has been at or above 500 since March 21. Active cases total fell to as low as 263 on April 4.
Current active cases per county: Barbour (3), Berkeley (38), Boone (9), Braxton (4), Brooke (8), Cabell (28), Calhoun (9), Clay (0), Doddridge (0), Fayette (8), Gilmer (1), Grant (3), Greenbrier (12), Hampshire (7), Hancock (3), Hardy (4), Harrison (15), Jackson (1), Jefferson (21), Kanawha (36), Lewis (4), Lincoln (7), Logan (9), Marion (15), Marshall (17), Mason (5), McDowell (2), Mercer (19), Mineral (10), Mingo (3), Monongalia (43), Monroe (3), Morgan (7), Nicholas (4), Ohio (16), Pendleton (2), Pleasants (0), Pocahontas (0), Preston (11), Putnam (21), Raleigh (20), Randolph (12), Ritchie (2), Roane (2), Summers (2), Taylor (11), Tucker (0), Tyler (2), Upshur (7), Wayne (6), Webster (0), Wetzel (1), Wirt (0), Wood (15), Wyoming (12). 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.
All of the state’s 55 counties are green on the COVID-19 alert map, meaning the lowest rate of transmission.
The DHHR confirmed 15 additional virus-related deaths on Thursday, although the majority came from a result of the Bureau for Public Health’s continuing data reconciliation, to bring the statewide death total to 6,822.
DHHR confirmed the death of an 83-year-old male from Fayette County. Additional 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 Randolph County, a 72-year old male from Greenbrier County, an 82-year old male from Raleigh County, a 75-year old male from Kanawha County, an 82-year old female from Calhoun County, a 62-year old female from McDowell County, an 85-year old female from Logan County, a 56-year old female from Berkeley County, a 94-year old female from Pendleton County, a 94-year old female from Kanawha County, an 86-year old female from Berkeley County, a 71-year old female from Summers County, a 65-year old female from Marshall County, and a 66-year old male from Wetzel County.
“Each death reported is a solemn reminder of the seriousness of this disease,” said Bill J. Crouch, DHHR Cabinet Secretary in a release. “Let’s continue taking every precaution we can to stop the spread of COVID, including vaccination and booster shots.”
COVID-19 hospitalizations fell to 78 on Thursday, the lowest total since mid July 2021. The number of patients in the ICU due to the virus is currently at 22 with 11 patients on a vent.
DHHR reports as of April 21, 2022, there are currently 500 active COVID-19 cases statewide. There have been 15 deaths reported since the last report, with a total of 6,822 deaths attributed to COVID-19.https://t.co/BPY5bNJInM
Deaths: 83-y M-Fayette Co. pic.twitter.com/Hkz2BgsEvE
— WV Department of Health & Human Resources • ? (@WV_DHHR) April 21, 2022