From Staff Reports
The state of West Virginia reached another somber milestone of the COVID-19 pandemic Friday, surpassing 2,000 COVID-related deaths since the pandemic began.
The Department of Health and Human Resources reported 23 new deaths in a 24-hour period in its Friday update. West Virginia now has experienced 2,006 COVID deaths since the pandemic’s start.
It took West Virginia until Dec.15 to reach 1,000 deaths. It took only until Friday to report the next 1,000.
Meanwhile, the rolling seven-day average of percent positivity has dropped throughout the state since Sunday. On that day, the percent positivity was 9.36. By Thursday, that number was cleaved by more than half to 4.66.
The state of West Virginia passed some major milestones in COVID-19 vaccinations Thursday.
According to the Department of Health and Human Resources, the state has eclipsed the marks of 175,000 first doses and 50,000 full vaccinations. Since the state started administering vaccines, it has given out 175,317 first doses and 51,741 second doses.
West Virginia has received 179,900 first doses and 98,500 second doses so far, meaning the state has administered 97.5 percent of the first doses it has received and 52.5 of the second doses.
Residents of Ohio, Marshall, Tyler and Wetzel counties age 65 and older who were able to register will get their opportunity to get vaccinated today at the Marshall County Fairgrounds’ Chevron Building.
Ohio County slid back to red on Sunday’s state COVID alert map, so Ohio County Schools announced that Wheeling Park High School would stay on remote learning.
Marshall County reported one new COVID-related death Friday night, the 57th in the county since the pandemic began. That death, according to the Marshall Coun
From Staff Reports
One new COVID-related death was reported Thursday night by the Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department, the 58th such death in Ohio County since the pandemic began.
The department also reported 23 new positive cases in its Thursday update, bringing that total to 3,349. The Marshall County Health Department had not posted its update on its Facebook page as of 11 p.m. Thursday.
Ohio County moved from red, the highest-risk category, to one step better in orange on the Department of Health and Human Resources COVID-19 Thursday alert map.
Ohio County joined Hancock County in that designation, matching most of the rest of the state.