CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A 13-year-old girl from Nicholas County is among the latest state residents who have died in connection with COVID-19.
The state Department of Health and Human Resources updated its COVID-19 dashboard Monday morning. The agency added 17 deaths including a 13-year old female from Nicholas County, a 96-year old female from Cabell County, a 58-year old male from Hancock County, an 83-year old male from Boone County, a 90-year old male from Ohio County, an 87-year old female from Mineral County, a 91-year old female from Kanawha County, a 66-year old male from Raleigh County, a 69-year old female from Marion County, a 77-year old male from Webster County, an 88-year old female from Webster County, an 86-year old male from Putnam County, a 59-year old male from Kanawha County, a 79-year old male from Berkeley County, an 84-year old male from Cabell County, a 59-year old female from Mineral County, and a 92-year old male from Kanawha County.
Overall deaths are now at 7,251.
The DHHR said there are currently 2,706 active cases. There were 1,870 newly confirmed cases listed Monday.
COVID hospitalizations are now at 340.
DHHR reports as of August 22, 2022, there are currently 2,706 active #COVID19 cases statewide. There have been 17 deaths reported since the last report, with a total of 7,251 deaths attributed to COVID-19. https://t.co/0iVGHiQuPU pic.twitter.com/lsnLSJpxxE
— WV Department of Health & Human Resources • 😷 (@WV_DHHR) August 22, 2022
Active cases per county include: Barbour (30), Berkeley (173), Boone (48), Braxton (8), Brooke (26), Cabell (108), Calhoun (5), Clay (4), Doddridge (4), Fayette (72), Gilmer (13), Grant (32), Greenbrier (65), Hampshire (39), Hancock (40), Hardy (52), Harrison (101), Jackson (17), Jefferson (60), Kanawha (218), Lewis (30), Lincoln (49), Logan (73), Marion (94), Marshall (50), Mason (55), McDowell (48), Mercer (148), Mineral (58), Mingo (31), Monongalia (131), Monroe (33), Morgan (32), Nicholas (41), Ohio (53), Pendleton (13), Pleasants (1), Pocahontas (14), Preston (31), Putnam (62), Raleigh (143), Randolph (26), Ritchie (15), Roane (14), Summers (17), Taylor (28), Tucker (4), Tyler (6), Upshur (34), Wayne (26), Webster (13), Wetzel (18), Wirt (17), Wood (124), Wyoming (59).