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CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice confirmed Monday that state legislators are being given priority for COVID-19 vaccinations ahead of the start of the 2021 regular session.
editorial@newsandsentinel.com CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources on Thursday reported another 37 confirmed deaths from the virus. The confirmations include a 47-year-old man from Wood County, the department said. Confirmed deaths from the virus since the pandemic began have now exceeded 1,500 in West Virginia, 1,518, according to the department’s Thursday morning pandemic update. Also confirmed as deaths from the virus were a 79-year-old man from Kanawha County, an 88-year-old woman from Hardy County, a 76-year-old woman from Fayette County, a 73-year-...
Santa sails into Marblehead's Barnacle Restaurant The jolly elf trades in his sleigh for the Sea Hooker for his pre-holiday visit Wicked Local Santa Claus might have missed the lobster boat during 2020’s annual Christmas Walk but did make time to stop by nonetheless. According to witnesses, Santa was spotted aboard the “Sea Hooker” waving to children and their families along Marblehead Harbor just off the Barnacle Restaurant. Then Santa, who one source said looked an awful lot like Bill Crouch, visited with families at the Front Street restaurant. The jolly old elf handed out wrapped ca...
Hospitalizations for COVID-19 at pandemic high in West Virginia By December 30, 2020 - 10:37 am CHARLESTON, W.Va. – -The state Department of Health and Human Resources reported a pandemic-high of COVID-19 patients in hospitals across the state Wednesday. The 797 patients breaks the previous hospitalization record of 781 which came on Dec. 16. There are 209 patients in ICU with 93 patients on ventilators. Overall deaths from COVID-19 in West Virginia increased to 1,318 in numbers released Wednesday. .@WV_DHHR reports as of December 30, 2020, there have been 1,479,263 total confirmatory lab...
DHHR: ICU beds currently occupied at pandemic high By December 29, 2020 - 10:52 am CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A pandemic-record intensive care unit beds are now being filled with COVID-19 patients in West Virginia, according to case numbers released Tuesday by the state Department of Health and Human Resources. There are 213 ICU beds being used statewide. The previous pandemic high was 207 which happened on Dec. 14. The DHHR reported 761 people hospitalized with the virus at the end of the day Monday. Twenty-one deaths were added Tuesday including a 90-year old male from Marshall County, a 74-ye...