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Dec 16, 2020
Daniel Morrison, director of pharmacy at Princeton Community Hospital pushes in the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine into the hospital, Tuesday evening. Staff photo by Jessica Nuzzo
PRINCETON â After a day of waiting and coordinating, Mercer Countyâs first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine arrived to help protect the medical professionals treating COVID patients at Princeton Community Hospital.
Rose Morgan, nursing director at PCH, greeted pharmacist Daniel Morrison and the colleagues who picked up the vaccine at the Osteopathic School in Lewisburg.
âWelcome!â Morgan called out as the pickup truck pulled up the hospitalâs Parkview Center entrance. âHowâs this for a standing ovation?â
BLUEFIELD â Two more area residents have died as a result of COVID-19.
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources confirmed Tuesday the death of a 63-year-old female from Mercer County and an 86-year old male from Monroe County. The two were among 34 new COVID-19 related-deaths reported in West Virginia Tuesday.
Mercer Countyâs coronavirus death toll has now climbed to 47 and Monroe County has increased to 11. The statewide coronavirus death toll in West Virginia now stands at 1,012.
âAs we share this sad news, we pause to remember each West Virginian lost,â Bill J. Crouch, DHHR Cabinet Secretary, said in a prepared statement . âOur deepest condolences are extended to these families.â
Dec 15, 2020
While Princeton Community Hospital is set to receive its first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine today, the Mercer County Health Department is schedules to receive its first doses next week. BDT file photo
PRINCETON â The Mercer County Health Department will not receive the COVID-19 vaccine until next week but Princeton Community Hospital is still on track to receive and administer the first doses today.
âWe are not scheduled to get anything this week,â said county Health Officer Dr. Steven Stefancic during the county Board of Health meeting Monday.
Rose Morgan, nursing director at PCH, said part (about 140) of the 400 doses the hospital is to receive over the next few weeks is still on schedule to be delivered today and the first vaccination should take place today as well.
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