CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Department of Health and Human Resources reported a drop in active cases of COVID-19 Monday.
Sunday’s posted active case number on the DHHR dashboard was 2,570. Active cases were down to 2,500 Monday.
The agency has recorded just shy of 2,000 recovered cases since last Thursday.
Hospitalizations remain virtually unchanged at 152 patients.
The DHHR did confirm three additional deaths Monday including an 86-year old male from Lewis County, an 83-year old female from Wood County, and an 85-year old female from Braxton County.
Total deaths are 6,918.
DHHR reports as of May 23, 2022, there are currently 2,501 active COVID-19 cases statewide. There have been three deaths reported since the last report, with a total of 6,918 deaths attributed to COVID-19.https://t.co/Tu1wkkpdqD pic.twitter.com/i05vB58Jlo
— WV Department of Health & Human Resources • 😷 (@WV_DHHR) May 23, 2022
Active cases per county include: Barbour (23), Berkeley (176), Boone (35), Braxton (6), Brooke (18), Cabell (147), Calhoun (6), Clay (6), Doddridge (4), Fayette (65), Gilmer (2), Grant (5), Greenbrier (86), Hampshire (10), Hancock (40), Hardy (15), Harrison (143), Jackson (7), Jefferson (89), Kanawha (292), Lewis (9), Lincoln (25), Logan (57), Marion (127), Marshall (50), Mason (34), McDowell (16), Mercer (75), Mineral (36), Mingo (29), Monongalia (178), Monroe (28), Morgan (17), Nicholas (33), Ohio (94), Pendleton (4), Pleasants (4), Pocahontas (4), Preston (19), Putnam (76), Raleigh (161), Randolph (21), Ritchie (12), Roane (16), Summers (7), Taylor (37), Tucker (6), Tyler (8), Upshur (31), Wayne (20), Webster (7), Wetzel (21), Wirt (8), Wood (46), Wyoming (10)