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COVID-19 Daily Update 8-10-2020
08/10/2020
DHHR reports as of 10:00 a.m., on August 10, 2020, there have been 326,886 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 7,754 total cases and 141 deaths. ...more

COVID-19 Daily Update 8-9-2020
08/09/2020
DHHR reports as of 10:00 a.m., on August 9, 2020, there have been 322,914 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 7,694 total cases and 139 deaths. ...more

COVID-19 Daily Update 8-8-2020
08/08/2020
DHHR reports as of 10:00 a.m., on August 8, 2020, there have been 317,763 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 7,563 total cases and 131 deaths. ...more

COVID-19 Daily Update 8-7-2020
08/07/2020
DHHR reports as of 10:00 a.m., on August 7, 2020, there have been 312,521 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 7,433 total cases and 127 deaths. ...more

School Clothing Allowance Application Period Opens
08/07/2020
DHHR Bureau for Children and Families will begin accepting school clothing allowance applications on Tuesday, September 1, 2020, for eligible children enrolled in West Virginia schools. ...more

COVID-19 Daily Update 8-6-2020
08/06/2020
DHHR reports as of 10:00 a.m., on August 6, 2020, there have been 307,255 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 7,277 total cases and 124 deaths. ...more

COVID-19 Daily Update 8-5-2020
08/05/2020
DHHR reports as of 10:00 a.m., on August 5, 2020, there have been 302,443 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 7,159 total cases and 124 deaths. ...more

COVID-19 Daily Update 8-4-2020
08/04/2020
DHHR reports as of 10:00 a.m., on August 4, 2020, there have been 298,290 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 7,051 total cases and 124 deaths. ...more

COVID-19 Daily Update 8-3-2020
08/03/2020
DHHR reports as of 10:00 a.m., on August 3, 2020, there have been 294,902 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 6,973 total cases and 117 deaths. ...more

Gov. Justice asks DHHR to work with Thomas Health to stand up St. Francis Hospital
08/03/2020
Gov. Jim Justice has directed DHHR Cabinet Secretary Bill J. Crouch to work with Thomas Health, the parent company of Saint Francis Hospital, to accept their earlier offer to stand up as a COVID-19 surge hospital. ...more

ODCP Launches Treatment and Recovery Resource Map
08/03/2020
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Drug Control Policy announced the launch of an interactive map of West Virginia’s treatment and recovery resources. ...more

COVID-19 Daily Update 8-2-2020
08/02/2020
DHHR reports as of 10:00 a.m., on August 2, 2020, there have been 291,071 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 6,854 total cases and 117 deaths. ...more

COVID-19 Daily Update 8-1-2020
08/01/2020
DHHR reports as of 10:00 a.m., on August 1, 2020, there have been 287,084 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 6,735 total cases and 116 deaths. ...more

Gov. Justice directs DHHR and West Virginia National Guard to assist with rise in COVID-19 cases at two hospitals
08/01/2020
Gov. Jim Justice has directed DHHR and the National Guard to closely monitor rises in COVID-19 cases in both staff and patients at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital and Logan General Hospital and to assist where needed....more

COVID-19 Daily Update 7-31-2020 - 10 AM
07/31/2020
DHHR reports as of 10:00 a.m., on July 31, 2020, there have been 281,451 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 6,578 total cases and 116 deaths. ...more