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Active COVID-19 cases near 1,000 in Thursday report from DHHR

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Active COVID-19 cases in West Virginia inched closed to 1,000 on Thursday following the latest report from the state Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR).

The DHHR confirmed 934 active cases, up from 813 on Wednesday. Active COVID-19 cases in the Mountain State have not been over 1,000 since March 14.

Current COVID-19 hospitalizations sit at 111 patients with 25 in intensive care and nine on a ventilator.

Current active cases per county: Barbour (10), Berkeley (68), Boone (10), Braxton (3), Brooke (15), Cabell (63), Calhoun (3), Clay (1), Doddridge (2), Fayette (25), Gilmer (0), Grant (0), Greenbrier (28), Hampshire (3), Hancock (19), Hardy (1), Harrison (37), Jackson (5), Jefferson (49), Kanawha (103), Lewis (4), Lincoln (6), Logan (30), Marion (30), Marshall (20), Mason (4), McDowell (9), Mercer (20), Mineral (2), Mingo (7), Monongalia (54), Monroe (7), Morgan (7), Nicholas (9), Ohio (39), Pendleton (4), Pleasants (3), Pocahontas (8), Preston (17), Putnam (44), Raleigh (61), Randolph (7), Ritchie (3), Roane (7), Summers (6), Taylor (13), Tucker (8), Tyler (3), Upshur (14), Wayne (12), Webster (1), Wetzel (4), Wirt (1), Wood (16), Wyoming (9). 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.

51 of West Virginia’s 55 counties are green on the COVID-19 county alert map.

The DHHR confirmed seven additional COVID-19 related deaths on Thursday to bring the statewide death total to 6,879.

DHHR has confirmed the deaths of a 72-year old female from Wyoming County, a 64-year old female from Raleigh County, a 97-year old male from Pocahontas County, a 63-year old male from Raleigh County, and a 77-year old male from Pocahontas 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 an 84-year old female from Kanawha County and a 90-year old female from Wood County. These deaths occurred in March 2022.

“As we continue the fight against this pandemic, we are saddened by the loss of more West Virginians,” said Bill J. Crouch, DHHR Cabinet Secretary in a release. “West Virginians believe in taking care of each other, and we must continue keeping the health of our neighbors and friends in mind through prevention including vaccination and booster shots.”





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