COVID-19 Daily Update 12-17-2020 – West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources

The West VirginiaDepartment of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of December 17, 2020, there have been 1,353,347total confirmatorylaboratory results received for COVID-19, with 68,485 total cases and 1,071deaths.

DHHRhas confirmed the deaths of a 98-year old female fromBarbour County, a 78-year old male from Barbour County, an 81-year old malefrom Monongalia County, a 92-year old female from Brooke County, a 105-year oldfemale from Jefferson County, a 57-year old female from Ohio County, a 70-yearold female from Marshall County, an 84-year old male from Boone County, a 92-yearold female from Ohio County, an 85-year old male from Preston County, an 89-yearold female from Marshall County, a 100-year old female from Boone County, a 74-yearold female from Wood County, a 92-year old female from Brooke County, an 81-yearold male from Brooke County, an 80-year old male from Marshall County, a 75-yearold female from Hardy County, a 76-year old male from Mercer County, a 71-yearold male from Lewis County, an 85-year old female from Preston County, a 92-yearold female from Brooke County, a 76-year old male from Mercer County, a 59-yearold female from Harrison County, a 66-year old female from Wood County, a 61-yearold male from Wood County, a 76-year old male from Tucker County, a 60-year oldfemale from Barbour County, a 93-year old female from Kanawha County, a 74-yearold male from Monongalia County, a 90-year old female from Raleigh County, an 83-yearold female from Raleigh County, and an 81-year old male from Raleigh County.

Every life lost to this deadly virus leavesa hole in a family, a community and our state, said Bill J. Crouch, DHHRCabinet Secretary. I offer my deepest sympathies to all who are mourning aloved one today.

CASESPER COUNTY: Barbour (577), Berkeley (4,916),Boone (859), Braxton (190), Brooke (1,083), Cabell (4,221), Calhoun (112), Clay(216), Doddridge (183), Fayette (1,429), Gilmer (262), Grant (624), Greenbrier(1025), Hampshire (724), Hancock (1,441), Hardy (578), Harrison (2,205),Jackson (949), Jefferson (1,961), Kanawha (7,412), Lewis (369), Lincoln (596),Logan (1,292), Marion (1,347), Marshall (1,724), Mason (856), McDowell (773),Mercer (2,006), Mineral (1,941), Mingo (1,172), Monongalia (4,422), Monroe(505), Morgan (499), Nicholas (529), Ohio (2,102), Pendleton (202), Pleasants(228), Pocahontas (304), Preston (1,188), Putnam (2,560), Raleigh (2,212),Randolph (969), Ritchie (272), Roane (248), Summers (343), Taylor (530), Tucker(252), Tyler (254), Upshur (675), Wayne (1,417), Webster (114), Wetzel (549),Wirt (167), Wood (3,913), Wyoming (988).

Please note that delaysmay be experienced with the reporting of information from the local healthdepartment to DHHR. As case surveillance continues at the local healthdepartment level, it may reveal that those tested in a certain county may notbe a resident of that county, or even the state as an individual in questionmay have crossed the state border to be tested.

Please visit the dashboard located at http://www.coronavirus.wv.gov for more information.

Free COVID-19 testing daily events scheduled fortoday, Thursday, December 17, 2020:

Berkeley County

1:00 PM-5:00PM,Shenandoah Community Health, 99 Tavern Road, Martinsburg

4:30 PM 8:00 PM, Dorothy McCormack Building, 2000 Foundation Way, Martinsburg, WV(pre-registration: https://wv.getmycovidresult.com/)

Boone County

Hampshire County

9:00 AM 3:00 PM, Hampshire County Fair Grounds (at the dining hall), Fairground Drive,Augusta, WV 26704

Hardy County

Jackson County

9:00 AM 12:00 PM, Jackson County Health Department, 504 Church Street South, Ripley, WV

Mingo County

11:00 AM 4:00 PM, Kermit Volunteer Fire Department, 49 Main Street, Kermit, WV

9:00 AM 3:00 PM, Williamson Health and Wellness Center, under the tent, 183 2ndAvenue, Williamson, WV

10:00 AM 4:00 PM, Hurley Drug Company, 210 Logan Street, Williamson, WV

Ohio County

11:00AM 4:00 PM, Valley Grove Volunteer Fire Department, 355 Fire House Lane,Valley Grove, WV (pre-registration: https://wv.getmycovidresult.com/)

11:00AM 4:00 PM, Warwood Fire Station #9, 1301 Richland Avenue, Wheeling, WV (pre-registration:https://wv.getmycovidresult.com/)

11:00AM 4:00 PM, Wheeling Island Fire Station #5, 11 North Wabash Street,Wheeling, WV (pre-registration: https://wv.getmycovidresult.com/)

Putnam County

9:00AM 5:00 PM, Liberty Square, 613 Putnam Village, Hurricane, WV(pre-registration: bit.ly/pchd-covid)

Taylor County

Wayne County

10:00 AM 2:00 PM, Wayne County Health Department, 217 Kenova Avenue, Wayne, WV

Wood County

12:00 PM 3:00 PM, New Hope Baptist Church, 1777 Rosemar Road, Vienna, WV

Additional testing will be held on Friday,December 18, 2020 in Berkeley, Brooke, Grant, Harrison, Logan, Marshall, Mason,Mercer, Mingo, Ohio, Putnam, Taylor, Wayne, Wood, and Wyoming counties.

There are many ways to obtain free COVID-19 testing in WestVirginia. Please visit https://dhhr.wv.gov/COVID-19/pages/testing.aspx.

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COVID-19 Daily Update 12-17-2020 - West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources