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COVID-19 cases drop, hospitalizations rise in latest DHHR report

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Active COVID-19 cases in West Virginia on Wednesday are down from Tuesday’s report.

The state Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) confirmed 2,780 active COVID-19 cases statewide Wednesday. Coronavirus cases are still up from last week’s report, however, coming in at 850 more cases.

There have been eight deaths reported since Tuesday, with a total of 7,099 deaths attributed to COVID-19.

DHHR has confirmed the deaths of an 83-year old male from Jefferson County, an 86-year old male from Nicholas County, a 72-year old female from Fayette County, an 82-year old female from Greenbrier County, an 84-year old male from Raleigh County, a 94-year old male from Clay County, a 75-year old male from Greenbrier County, and an 85-year old female from Mineral County.

Hospitalizations statewide rose from 312 to 330 Wednesday.

Current active cases per county: Barbour (13), Berkeley (165), Boone (45), Braxton (19), Brooke (13), Cabell (141), Calhoun (7), Clay (7), Doddridge (7), Fayette (90), Gilmer (11), Grant (13), Greenbrier (54), Hampshire (28), Hancock (35), Hardy (33), Harrison (127), Jackson (22), Jefferson (83), Kanawha (304), Lewis (24), Lincoln (23), Logan (60), Marion (105), Marshall (69), Mason (42), McDowell (56), Mercer (137), Mineral (27), Mingo (39), Monongalia (120), Monroe (20), Morgan (9), Nicholas (32), Ohio (45), Pendleton (5), Pleasants (14), Pocahontas (8), Preston (37), Putnam (102), Raleigh (155), Randolph (16), Ritchie (8), Roane (20), Summers (25), Taylor (28), Tucker (7), Tyler (8), Upshur (56), Wayne (33), Webster (31), Wetzel (20), Wirt (3), Wood (132), Wyoming (47).





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