CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Active cases of COVID-19 jumped above the 3,000 mark again Friday, according to updated information released by the state Department of Health and Human Resources.
The DHHR dashboard lists active cases at 3,009 with 861 newly confirmed cases and four additional deaths.
The new deaths include an 82-year old male from Summers County, an 80-year old female from Webster County, a 73-year old female from Monroe County, and an 80-year old female from Grant County.
Total deaths are now at 7,234.
COVID-related hospitalizations were at 338 Friday.
DHHR reports as of August 19, 2022, there are currently 3,009 active #COVID19 cases statewide. There have been four deaths reported since the last report, with a total of 7,234 deaths attributed to COVID-19. https://t.co/qJhXZMvfEO pic.twitter.com/oPzDDKCaKA
— WV Department of Health & Human Resources • 😷 (@WV_DHHR) August 19, 2022
Active COVID cases per county include: Barbour (45), Berkeley (209), Boone (49), Braxton (19), Brooke (35), Cabell (152), Calhoun (4), Clay (7), Doddridge (9), Fayette (78), Gilmer (8), Grant (50), Greenbrier (61), Hampshire (44), Hancock (42), Hardy (59), Harrison (123), Jackson (28), Jefferson (78), Kanawha (197), Lewis (18), Lincoln (50), Logan (85), Marion (109), Marshall (52), Mason (54), McDowell (49), Mercer (126), Mineral (58), Mingo (43), Monongalia (118), Monroe (47), Morgan (21), Nicholas (28), Ohio (78), Pendleton (18), Pleasants (1), Pocahontas (15), Preston (24), Putnam (66), Raleigh (180), Randolph (37), Ritchie (14), Roane (22), Summers (20), Taylor (28), Tucker (13), Tyler (12), Upshur (31), Wayne (33), Webster (18), Wetzel (11), Wirt (22), Wood (145), Wyoming (66)