A 98-year old woman from Wayne County and
a 53-year old man from Wood County have died as a result of COVID-19. “As
we continue the fight against this pandemic, we are devastated by the loss of
more West Virginians,” said Bill J. Crouch, DHHR Cabinet Secretary. “The families
of these residents are in our thoughts.”
These are considered official numbers
reported to the state, which will in turn, be reported
to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Medical providers
and laboratories are required to report positive test results to DHHR.
Delays may be experienced
with the reporting of cases and deaths from the local health department to the
state health department. It’s not uncommon for the local level to report case
numbers first and then officially report it to the state.
CONFIRMED
CASES PER COUNTY: Barbour
(4), Berkeley (113), Boone (2), Braxton (1), Brooke (3), Cabell (34), Fayette
(5), Grant (1), Greenbrier (3), Hampshire (6), Hancock (7), Hardy (3), Harrison
(30), Jackson (101), Jefferson (61), Kanawha (133), Lewis (2), Lincoln (1),
Logan (8), Marion (43), Marshall (8), Mason (10), McDowell (6), Mercer (8),
Mineral (9), Mingo (2), Monongalia (89), Monroe (5), Morgan (8), Nicholas (4),
Ohio (23), Pendleton (2), Pleasants (2), Preston (10), Putnam (15),
Raleigh (7), Randolph (4), Roane (3), Summers (1), Taylor (5), Tucker (4),
Tyler (3), Upshur (4), Wayne (78), Wetzel (3), Wirt (2), Wood (31), Wyoming (1).
As
case surveillance continues at the local health department level, it may reveal
that those tested in a certain county may not be a resident of that county, or
even the state as an individual in question may have crossed the state border
to be tested. Such is the case of Marion,
Mason and Monongalia counties in this report.
A dashboard is available at www.coronavirus.wv.gov with
West Virginia-specific data, including information on
the health status of COVID-19 positive patients. A Frequently Asked
Questions document has been developed regarding case counts and can be found here.
The number of
laboratory results received refers to the number of tests performed and
completed, not the number of residents tested as some individuals have had
multiple samples taken for COVID-19 tests.