Staff Writer
ELKINS — Active COVID-19 cases doubled in Randolph County in the past week, and health officials are growing increasingly concerned.
A total of 53 positive cases in Randolph County were confirmed Monday, which is double that of the 26 reported last week.
“Only three of the active cases are above the 50 year-old age group,” said Bonnie Woodrum, the Randolph-Elkins Health Department’s infectious disease specialist. “We have some in the 40s, but we also have a 1-year-old, a 3-year-old, a 9-year-old, and an 11-year-old. And we also have an 18 year-old that went to one of the proms this past weekend on Saturday.”