CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Active COVID-19 cases rose back above 2,000 in West Virginia on Thursday, the state Department of Health and Human Resources reported.
The agency (DHHR) confirmed 2,004 active cases in its daily report, up from 1,855 on Wednesday. All of this current week active case levels were below 2,000.
Nearly half of the state’s counties are yellow on the COVID-19 alert map and the other half is green.
Current active cases per county: Barbour (15), Berkeley (124), Boone (38), Braxton (16), Brooke (23), Cabell (103), Calhoun (7), Clay (7), Doddridge (5), Fayette (42), Gilmer (12), Grant (17), Greenbrier (46), Hampshire (20), Hancock (21), Hardy (24), Harrison (122), Jackson (16), Jefferson (63), Kanawha (192), Lewis (20), Lincoln (22), Logan (48), Marion (83), Marshall (19), Mason (37), McDowell (19), Mercer (70), Mineral (24), Mingo (31), Monongalia (114), Monroe (20), Morgan (7), Nicholas (30), Ohio (44), Pendleton (2), Pleasants (6), Pocahontas (6), Preston (19), Putnam (62), Raleigh (95), Randolph (28), Ritchie (9), Roane (22), Summers (4), Taylor (33), Tucker (13), Tyler (12), Upshur (31), Wayne (32), Webster (13), Wetzel (23), Wirt (3), Wood (64), Wyoming (26).
The DHHR confirmed the death of a 39-year old female from Berkeley County on Thursday to bring the statewide death total to 7,017.
“Our hearts go out to this family,” said Bill J. Crouch, DHHR Cabinet Secretary in a release. “I urge you to get vaccinated or boosted to help save the lives of your family, neighbors and friends.”
COVID-19 hospitalizations sit at 185 patients on Thursday. 20 patients are in the ICU and two on a vent, both figures around pandemic lows.
DHHR reports as of June 16, 2022, there are currently 2,004 active #COVID19 cases statewide. There has been one death reported since the last report, with a total of 7,017 deaths attributed to COVID-19.https://t.co/3CfUGqxFn9 pic.twitter.com/h10tu9Jf78
— WV Department of Health & Human Resources • ? (@WV_DHHR) June 16, 2022