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BLUEFIELD -â Numbers of COVID-19 cases continued to go up in both West Virginia and Virginia as vaccinations began in a Virginia health district which includes Tazewell and Buchanan counties.
As of Tuesday, the Mercer County Health Department was reporting 1,070 active cases along with a total of 19 new cases and 27 probable cases. There had been a total of 51 deaths along with an infection rate of 100.9 percent.
Like other health departments across West Virginia, the Mercer County Health Department has been offering free COVID-19 testing. The next COVID-19 testing date at the health department off Blue Prince Road in Green Valley will be noon to 3 p.m. on Dec. 29, according to health officials.
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
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