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The West Virginia Department of Health andHuman Resources (DHHR) reports as of July 9, 2021, there have been 3,039,147 totalconfirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 164,465 totalcases and 2,908 deaths.

DHHR hasconfirmed the deaths of a 57-year old male from MonroeCounty, an 83-year old female from Kanawha County, a 74-year old male fromRaleigh County, and an 82-year old female from Berkeley County.

As we send our condolences to these grievingfamilies, we remind West Virginians that a COVID-19 vaccine is the bestprotection from getting very sick with COVID, said Bill J. Crouch, DHHRCabinet Secretary. "I urge all state residentswho have not yet received their vaccine to schedule an appointment.

CASES PER COUNTY: Barbour (1,516), Berkeley(12,883), Boone (2,179), Braxton (1,022), Brooke (2,249), Cabell (8,901),Calhoun (397), Clay (543), Doddridge (647), Fayette (3,561), Gilmer (888),Grant (1,316), Greenbrier (2,906), Hampshire (1,929), Hancock (2,846), Hardy(1,587), Harrison (6,217), Jackson (2,268), Jefferson (4,808), Kanawha(15,516), Lewis (1,304), Lincoln (1,606), Logan (3,305), Marion (4,665),Marshall (3,541), Mason (2,067), McDowell (1,619), Mercer (5,205), Mineral(2,991), Mingo (2,773), Monongalia (9,399), Monroe (1,227), Morgan (1,237),Nicholas (1,909), Ohio (4,316), Pendleton (726), Pleasants (961), Pocahontas(683), Preston (2,964), Putnam (5,346), Raleigh (7,104), Randolph (2,863),Ritchie (762), Roane (667), Summers (865), Taylor (1,287), Tucker (548), Tyler(751), Upshur (1,980), Wayne (3,184), Webster (554), Wetzel (1,396), Wirt(458), Wood (7,957), Wyoming (2,066).

Delays maybe 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. Such is the case of Lincoln, Mingo,Monongalia, and Ohio counties in this report. Please visit http://www.coronavirus.wv.govfor more detailed information.

West Virginians 12years and older are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine.Tolearn more about the vaccine, or to find a vaccine site near you, visit vaccinate.wv.gov or call 1-833-734-0965. WestVirginians ages 12 and older who have had at least one dose of the COVID-19vaccine can register for the Do it for Babydog: Save a life, Change your lifevaccine sweepstakes by visitingdoitforbabydog.wv.gov.

Free pop-up COVID-19 testing is available today in Barbour, Berkeley,Grant, Jefferson, Lincoln, Logan, Marshall, Mineral, Monongalia, and Wayne counties.

Barbour County

9:00 AM 11:00 AM, Barbour County Health Department, 109 Wabash Avenue,Philippi, WV

Berkeley County10:00 AM 5:00 PM, 891 Auto Parts Place,Martinsburg, WVGrant County

11:00 AM 3:00 PM, Viking Memorial Field Parking Lot, 157-109 Rig Street, Petersburg, WV (optional pre-registration: https://wv.getmycovidresult.com/)

Jefferson County

12:00 PM 5:00 PM, Shepherd University Wellness Center Parking Lot, 164University Drive, Shepherdstown, WV

Lincoln County

9:00 AM 3:00 PM, Lincoln County HealthDepartment, 8008 Court Avenue, Hamlin, WV (optional pre-registration: https://wv.getmycovidresult.com/)

Logan County

12:00 PM 5:00 PM, Old 84 Lumber Building,100 Recovery Road, Peach Creek, WV (optional pre-registration: https://wv.getmycovidresult.com/)

Marshall County

11:00 AM 5:00 PM, Cameron City Building, 44 Main Street, Cameron, WV (optional pre-registration: https://wv.getmycovidresult.com/)

Mineral County

10:00 AM 4:00 PM, Mineral County HealthDepartment, 541 Harley O. Staggers Drive, Keyser, WV (optional pre-registration: https://wv.getmycovidresult.com/)

Monongalia County

9:00 AM 12:00 PM, WVU Recreation Center, Lower Level, 2001 Rec CenterDrive, Morgantown, WV

Wayne County

10:00 AM 2:00 PM, Wayne Community Center,11580 Rt. 152, Wayne, WV

For additional free COVID-19 testingopportunities across the state, please visit https://dhhr.wv.gov/COVID-19/pages/testing.aspx.

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COVID-19 Daily Update 7-9-2021 - West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources

An active COVID-19 outbreak in the Kitsap County Jail has infected 13 inmates, the county health district first reported late last month, showing the persistence of the coronavirus in closed settings despite the widespread availability of vaccines.

The Kitsap County Public Works department also reported an outbreak of 11 employees.

Sgt. Ken Dickinson, a spokesperson for the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office, said the outbreak appears to have started in the jails kitchen and was discovered June 27 after an inmate began showing symptoms.

Where the infection came from, I dont think we know, Dickinson said.

The infected inmates were isolated, and all but three have been returned to their dorm, which is also being monitored, Dickinson said Friday.

No inmates were hospitalized and no staff were known to catchthe virus during the outbreak, Dickinson said.

Masks are required under certain circumstances in the jail, despite the loosening of restrictions around the state.

Officers dont have to wear masks all the time, but they are required to wear masks if they cannot social distance and when they enter housing units, Dickinson said. While in their housing units, inmates are not required to wear masks. If they come out of the units or talk to an officer, they are required to wear a mask.

The Kitsap Public Health District first received word of the cases connected to this outbreak on June 27. Eleven cases were confirmed as of June 30 when the outbreak was first listed publicly by the district. One more case was added on Wednesday when the district updated the number of infections to 12.

Tad Sooter, a spokespersonfor the district, said the 13th case was added to the total after Wednesdays update.

Dickinson said it was the jails first outbreak since the onset of the pandemic in early 2020.

I think weve had staff in the past, but they just didnt come to work, he said. With inmates, this is the first time we have had a large number.

Dickinson credited jail staff and safety protocols for keeping down the number of infections, including testing inmates upon booking and keeping groups of new arrivals in isolation for 10 days before placing them in housing dorms.

Among the steps taken by authorities to limit the spread of COVID-19 was to reduce the population of the jail by releasing those held on non-violent offenses with low bail.

At the outset of the pandemic in early 2020, authorities beganreleasing inmates being held on minor offenses or with low bail to reduce the overall population ofthe jail. Those facing serious charges, serving sentences of less than a year andthose accused of violating the conditions of their release or failing to show for court remainin jail.

On March 1, 2020, the jail population was 399, which is the approximate capacity for the facility. Within three weeks the population dropped to 225, Dickinson said, and kept dropping to a low of 147 in April. Since then the number has climbed back up, with an average count of 241 inmates since March 2020.

Dickinson said at the time of the outbreak the population was about 248, which was the count as of Friday.

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) Maryland reported 145 new COVID-19 cases and three new deaths, according to state health department data released Friday morning.

The state of emergency was lifted in Maryland, officially ending all covid-19 related restrictions.

During a press conference, Gov. Larry Hogan said unvaccinated Marylanders accounted for 100% of covid-related deaths in June, 95% of all new cases and 93% of hospitalizations.

More than 3.44 million Maryland adults are fully vaccinated. State officials also reported that the state positivity went up slightly to 0.82%.

Hospitalizations decreased by two to 113. Of those hospitalized, 79 remain in acute care and 34 remain in the ICU.

Since the pandemic began, there were 462,980 total confirmed cases and 9,544 deaths.

There are 3,446,199 Marylanders fully vaccinated. The state has administered 6,949,861 doses. Of those, 3,503,662 are first doses with 4,826 administered in the past 24 hours. They have given out 3,181,945 second doses, 7,134 in the last day.

The state began to administer the Johnson & Johnson vaccine again in April, after the CDC and FDA lifted their pause on the vaccine due to a rare blood clot found in some women.

A total of 264,254 Marylanders have received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, 453 in the last day.

The state reported 75.3% of all adults in Maryland have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

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By Age Range and Gender

By Race and Ethnicity

For the latest information on coronavirus go to the Maryland Health Departments website or call 211. You can find all of WJZs coverage on coronavirus in Maryland here.

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The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of July 8, 2021, there have been 3,034,702 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 164,399 total cases and 2,904 deaths.

DHHR has confirmed the deaths of a 77-year old male from Mingo County, a 77-year old male from Harrison County, and an 87-year old female from Monongalia County.

As we continue the fight against this pandemic, we are saddened by the loss of more West Virginians, said Bill J. Crouch, DHHR Cabinet Secretary. Scheduling a COVID-19 vaccine is the most powerful way to prevent further loss of life to this devastating disease.

CASES PER COUNTY: Barbour (1,516), Berkeley (12,872), Boone (2,179), Braxton (1,020), Brooke (2,249), Cabell (8,898), Calhoun (397), Clay (543), Doddridge (647), Fayette (3,559), Gilmer (888), Grant (1,316), Greenbrier (2,905), Hampshire (1,929), Hancock (2,846), Hardy (1,586), Harrison (6,215), Jackson (2,268), Jefferson (4,807), Kanawha (15,510), Lewis (1,301), Lincoln (1,607), Logan (3,305), Marion (4,661), Marshall (3,541), Mason (2,066), McDowell (1,618), Mercer (5,201), Mineral (2,991), Mingo (2,774), Monongalia (9,401), Monroe (1,226), Morgan (1,231), Nicholas (1,909), Ohio (4,319), Pendleton (726), Pleasants (959), Pocahontas (683), Preston (2,964), Putnam (5,341), Raleigh (7,104), Randolph (2,861), Ritchie (761), Roane (666), Summers (865), Taylor (1,286), Tucker (548), Tyler (750), Upshur (1,978), Wayne (3,183), Webster (553), Wetzel (1,394), Wirt (457), Wood (7,957), Wyoming (2,062).

Free pop-up COVID-19 testing is available today in Barbour, Berkeley, Hampshire, Jefferson, and Lincolncounties.

Barbour County

9:00 AM 11:00 AM, Barbour County Health Department, 109 Wabash Avenue, Philippi, WV

Berkeley County

10:00 AM 5:00 PM, 891 Auto Parts Place, Martinsburg, WV

Hampshire County

10:00 AM 5:00 PM, Hampshire County Health Department, 16189 Northwestern Turnpike, Augusta, WV

Jefferson County

10:00 AM 6:00 PM, Hollywood Casino, 750 Hollywood Drive, Charles Town, WV

Lincoln County

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COVID-19 Daily Update 7-8-2021 - West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources

Published on July 09, 2021

The City of Fort Worth continues to host community vaccine clinics at convenient locations across the city. Most sites are available for adults 18 years and older only. Parents of youth ages 12-17 should call 817-392-8478 to learn about additional options.

Register onlineor use a smartphone to scan the QR code. The clinic dates for the week of July 12 are below:

Tuesday, July 13

Wednesday, July 14

Thursday, July 15

Friday, July 16

Bob Bolen Public Safety Complex, 505 W. Felix St., is also available 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday and Friday.

A pop-up clinic is available at First Street Methodist Mission, 801 W. First St., from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, July 14.

Register for the pop-up sites.

To learn more, call 817-392-8478 or email the hotline.

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The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of July 7, 2021, there have been 3,030,600 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 164,346 total cases and 2,901 deaths.

There were no deaths reported to DHHR over the last 24 hours.

CASES PER COUNTY: Barbour (1,515), Berkeley (12,864), Boone (2,180), Braxton (1,020), Brooke (2,249), Cabell (8,894), Calhoun (396), Clay (543), Doddridge (646), Fayette (3,560), Gilmer (888), Grant (1,317), Greenbrier (2,903), Hampshire (1,928), Hancock (2,845), Hardy (1,587), Harrison (6,211), Jackson (2,265), Jefferson (4,806), Kanawha (15,507), Lewis (1,301), Lincoln (1,607), Logan (3,305), Marion (4,660), Marshall (3,540), Mason (2,064), McDowell (1,616), Mercer (5,201), Mineral (2,993), Mingo (2,774), Monongalia (9,400), Monroe (1,226), Morgan (1,231), Nicholas (1,908), Ohio (4,319), Pendleton (725), Pleasants (959), Pocahontas (683), Preston (2,965), Putnam (5,336), Raleigh (7,103), Randolph (2,863), Ritchie (762), Roane (665), Summers (865), Taylor (1,285), Tucker (547), Tyler (749), Upshur (1,975), Wayne (3,183), Webster (547), Wetzel (1,394), Wirt (457), Wood (7,954), Wyoming (2,060).

Free pop-up COVID-19 testing is available today in Barbour, Berkeley, Doddridge, Jefferson, Lincoln, Mingo, Putnam, Ritchie, Tyler/Wetzel, and Wayne counties.

Barbour County

9:00 AM 11:00 AM, Barbour County Health Department, 109 Wabash Avenue, Philippi, WV

Berkeley County

10:00 AM 5:00 PM, 891 Auto Parts Place, Martinsburg, WV

Doddridge County

Jefferson County

10:00 AM 6:00 PM, Hollywood Casino, 750 Hollywood Drive, Charles Town, WV

Lincoln County

Mingo County

10:00 AM 2:00 PM, Seven Eleven, 11 West Second Avenue, Williamson, WV

Putnam County

Ritchie County

1:00 PM 4:00 PM, Ritchie Regional, 138 S Penn Avenue, Harrisville, WV

Tyler/Wetzel Counties

Wayne County

10:00 AM 2:00 PM, Wayne Community Center, 11580 Rt. 152, Wayne, WV

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WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 7-7-2021 - West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources

The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its patient care guidelines to include interleukin-6 receptor blockers, a class of medicines that are lifesaving in patients who are severely or critically ill with COVID-19, especially when administered alongside corticosteroids.

These were the findings from a prospective and a living network meta-analysis initiated by WHO, the largest such analysis on the drugs to date. Data from over 10000 patients enrolled in 27 clinical trials were considered.

These are the first drugs found to be effective against COVID-19 since corticosteroids wererecommended by WHOin September 2020.

Patients severely or critically ill with COVID-19 often suffer from an overreaction of the immune system, which can be very harmful to the patients health. Interleukin-6 blocking drugs tocilizumab and sarilumab act to suppress this overreaction.

The prospective and living network meta-analyses showed that in severely or critically ill patients, administering these drugs reduce the odds of death by 13%, compared to standard care. This means that there will be 15 fewer deaths per thousand patients, and as many as 28 fewer deaths for every thousand critically ill patients. The odds of mechanical ventilation among severe and critical patients are reduced by 28%, compared with standard care. This translates to 23 fewer patients out of a thousand needing mechanical ventilation.

Clinical trial investigators in 28 countries shared data with WHO, including pre-publication data. Researchers worldwide compiled and analyzed the data. With the support of these critical partnerships, WHO has been able to issue a rapid and trustworthy recommendation for the use of interleukin-6 receptor blockers in severe and critical COVID-19 patients.

These drugs offer hope for patients and families who are suffering from the devastating impact of severe and critical COVID-19. But IL-6 receptor blockers remain inaccessible and unaffordable for the majority of the world, said WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

The inequitable distribution of vaccines means that people in low- and middle-income countries are most susceptible to severe forms of COVID-19. So, the greatest need for these drugs is in countries that currently have the least access. We must urgently change this.

To increase access and affordability of these life-saving products, WHO calls on manufacturers to reduce prices and make supplies available to low- and middle-income countries, especially where COVID-19 is surging.

WHO also encourages companies to agree to transparent, non-exclusive voluntary licensing agreements using the C-TAP platform and the Medicines Patent Pool, or to waive exclusivity rights.

In addition, WHO has launched anexpression of interestfor prequalification of manufacturers of interleukin-6 receptor blockers. Prequalification of innovator and biosimilar products aims to expand the availability of quality-assured products and to increase access through market competition and reduce prices to meet urgent public health needs.

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Wednesday, June 30, 2021

In mid-March 2020, a team of researchers led by a Virginia Commonwealth University professor conducted a survey of 500 U.S. adults to investigate how likely they would be to adhere to preventive behaviors that were recommended at the time, such as not touching your face, social distancing, avoiding large gatherings and staying away from people who were sick.

The results of the study, Stay Socially Distant and Wash Your Hands: Using the Health Belief Model to Determine Intent for COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors at the Beginning of the Pandemic, publishedin the journal Health Education & Behavior, provide insights into how public health officials can encourage people to take difficult but potentially lifesaving preventive measures in future outbreaks.

COVID-19 is not the last time were going to be confronted with infectious diseases. Theres a fairly good likelihood its not the last time were going to be confronted with a pandemic, said lead author Jeanine Guidry, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture in the College of Humanities and Sciences and director of the Media+Health Lab at VCU. Understanding how these things work in the beginning even though it wont be exactly the same because we have now had the experience of COVID I think is going to be really helpful.

When the survey was conducted March 16-18, 2020, COVID-19 was still emerging in the U.S. On the first day, there were 4,500 diagnosed cases and 88 deaths, and on the final day of the survey there were 7,100 cases and 141 deaths in the U.S. By the end of May 2021, there had been more than 33 million cases and nearly 600,000 deaths in the U.S.

The researchers asked the respondents: How likely are you to adhere to the following recommended COVID-19 preventive behaviors: social distancing, wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, avoid touching your face, avoid close contact with anyone who is sick, stay home when you are sick, cover your cough or sneeze with your elbow or a tissue, avoid large gatherings?

A majority of respondents said they were extremely likely to abide by the recommendations, ranging from 56.8% saying they were extremely likely to not touch their face to 74.2% saying they were extremely likely to follow hand-washing guidelines.

The results also found that women were significantly more likely than men to say they would follow the recommended COVID-19 preventive behaviors of social distancing, washing hands, avoiding touching their face, respiratory hygiene, staying home when sick, and staying away from sick people.

Additionally, non-Hispanic Black respondents reported significantly lower intentions to follow the recommended COVID-19 preventive behavior of avoiding large gatherings, as compared to non-Hispanic white respondents.

That is concerning, particularly because at this point we had just started to learn that COVID-19 was actually affecting people of color in a more severe manner and more frequently than their white counterparts, Guidry said. Not just that we know now that they were more likely to be infected and get really sick, but they were actually less likely to carry out those behaviors in the early stages.

Paul Perrin, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Psychology in the College of Humanities and Sciences, was a co-author on the paper. The studys findings, he said, are critical for illuminating various influences on people's adherence to COVID-19 preventive behaviors.

Across all types of preventive behaviors, if people believed that a specific behavior could help prevent contracting and spreading COVID-19, they were much more likely to engage in that behavior, he said. As a result, public health campaigns that spread awareness of the health benefits of particular preventive behaviors may be the most likely to achieve their goal of increasing those preventive behaviors.

The researchers investigated whether a widely used model guiding health communications in a crisis, known as the Health Belief Model, could predict whether different groups would adhere to COVID-19 preventive behaviors. The model is based on the hypothesis that as people fear diseases, health actions depend on the degree of fear (i.e., perceived threat) and the expected fear-reduction potential of those health actions. Its key constructs include perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, perceived barriers and self-efficacy (or a persons confidence in their ability to perform an action).

In the case of COVID-19 preventive behaviors, we operationalize perceived severity as how serious one perceives COVID-19 to be, perceived susceptibility as how vulnerable one perceived oneself to be to COVID-19, perceived benefits as the perceived advantages of the recommended preventive behaviors for COVID-19, perceived barriers as perceived obstacles to these preventive behaviors, and self-efficacy as ones ability to carry out the preventive behaviors which are the focus of this study, the researchers wrote.

The researchers used the Health Belief Model to test likely adherence to each of the recommended preventive behaviors. The model worked to predict at least some of the behavioral intentions, suggesting that the model would be useful for public health officials in crafting messages amid a crisis like COVID-19.

The results are a reminder, Guidry said, that health communication works best when public health specialists and communication specialists work in collaboration and incorporate tested theories like the Health Belief Model.

You have to convince people that if you do this [action], youre actually going to protect yourself and those you love against getting this disease, she said. And I think that just makes sense and it helps if you put messages together. Dont just talk about, for example, Weve now lost X number of hundreds of thousands of people whove died of COVID. Also mention that we have effective ways to prevent it. Thats the lesson that we should learn in all cases.

The study was supported by a grant from the Arthur W. Page Society. The grant originally was to fund a study on messaging around the flu vaccine, but the researchers asked to shift its focus to COVID-19 once the outbreak occurred.

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Even before there was a coronavirus state of emergency, there was a daily Department of Public Health coronavirus data report or dashboard. Now, with the state of emergency weeks in the past and COVID-19 metrics at record low levels, DPH plans to stop publishing new data seven days a week.

The daily interactive dashboard that tallies cases, deaths, hospitalizations and more, and the daily vaccination report that DPH publishes will be published only Monday through Friday beginning July 1, DPH announced Wednesday. Weekend data will be included in each Monday report.

DPH said the change is being made "to reflect the improving trends in COVID-19 activity in the Commonwealth."

As of Thursday, DPH is also getting rid of the green, yellow and red color-coding system it used to denote the relative risk of COVID-19 transmission in cities and towns, though it will continue to report municipal-level data weekly.

Higher education metrics will be updated weekly instead of daily and most sections of the interactive dashboard will display the last four weeks of information with complete data available in archives.

DPH began sharing COVID-19 case information on a daily basis and in a consistent format beginning March 9, 2020, when there was one confirmed case and 40 presumptive cases in the Bay State.

As the pandemic worsened and the demand for a greater level of understanding grew, DPH reformatted its daily report a handful of times. With the exception of holidays and during a data system upgrade, DPH published a new report every day throughout the state of emergency and since it ended.

DPH said it will post its data dashboard at 5 p.m. each weekday and will post its weekly vaccination dashboard and municipality data on Thursdays at 5 p.m. There will be no daily dashboard update on Monday, July 5 -- DPH said the update it will post Tuesday will include data from July 3, 4 and 5.

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The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of June 30, 2021, there have been 3,008,327 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 164,041 total cases and 2,891 deaths.

DHHR has confirmed the deaths of a 79-year old female from Gilmer County, an 88-year old female from Wayne County, a 76-year old male from Berkeley County, an 84-year old female from Jefferson County, a 90-year old female from Wayne County, an 81-year old female from Mineral County, a 79-year old male from Wetzel County, a 65-year old female from Braxton County, a 54-year old male from Fayette County, a 94-year old female from Marshall County, a 76-year old female from Mercer County, and an 83-year old male from Kanawha County.

Eleven of the 12 deaths reported in todays dashboard report are a result of the Bureau for Public Healths continuing data reconciliation with the official death certificate. Seven of the eleven deaths were from April and May 2021, while four of the deaths occurred in September 2020 (1), October 2020 (2), and January 2021 (1).

We are saddened by the loss of more West Virginians and extend deepest condolences to these grieving families, said Bill J. Crouch, DHHR Cabinet Secretary. Lets continue taking every precaution we can to stop the spread of this disease, including scheduling a COVID-19 vaccination for yourself and all eligible family members.

CASES PER COUNTY: Barbour (1,514), Berkeley (12,838), Boone (2,178), Braxton (1,015), Brooke (2,247), Cabell (8,885), Calhoun (389), Clay (543), Doddridge (644), Fayette (3,554), Gilmer (886), Grant (1,315), Greenbrier (2,894), Hampshire (1,925), Hancock (2,844), Hardy (1,581), Harrison (6,193), Jackson (2,255), Jefferson (4,799), Kanawha (15,496), Lewis (1,287), Lincoln (1,606), Logan (3,294), Marion (4,653), Marshall (3,537), Mason (2,062), McDowell (1,614), Mercer (5,181), Mineral (2,980), Mingo (2,761), Monongalia (9,398), Monroe (1,223), Morgan (1,226), Nicholas (1,905), Ohio (4,314), Pendleton (725), Pleasants (958), Pocahontas (681), Preston (2,959), Putnam (5,330), Raleigh (7,091), Randolph (2,854), Ritchie (760), Roane (665), Summers (865), Taylor (1,280), Tucker (547), Tyler (746), Upshur (1,968), Wayne (3,179), Webster (544), Wetzel (1,390), Wirt (457), Wood (7,948), Wyoming (2,058).

Free pop-up COVID-19 testing is available today in Barbour, Berkeley, Doddridge, Jefferson, Lincoln, Morgan, Ritchie, Tyler/Wetzel, and Wayne counties.

Barbour County

9:00 AM 11:00 AM, Barbour County Health Department, 109 Wabash Avenue, Philippi, WV

1:00 PM 5:00 PM, Junior Volunteer Fire Department, 331 Row Avenue, Junior, WV

Berkeley County

10:00 AM 5:00 PM, 891 Auto Parts Place, Martinsburg, WV

Doddridge County

Jefferson County

10:00 AM 6:00 PM, Hollywood Casino, 750 Hollywood Drive, Charles Town, WV

Lincoln County

Morgan County

11:00 AM 4:00 PM, Valley Health War Memorial Hospital, 1 Health Way, Berkeley Springs, WV

Ritchie County

1:00 PM 4:00 PM, Ritchie Regional, 138 S Penn Avenue, Harrisville, WV

Tyler/Wetzel Counties

Wayne County

10:00 AM 2:00 PM, Wayne Community Center, 11580 Rt. 152, Wayne, WV

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