The COVID-19 Data
Review Panel, responsible for verifying the data utilized in the West Virginia Department of Education Saturday
Education Map, today reviewed data from a public health perspective to
determine the accuracy and reliability of the data to ensure they are a true
indication of what’s occurring among counties across West Virginia.
As a result of today’s review, the panel approved
the following:
Boone County: Moved from gold to
yellow using the percent positivity rate which is less than 4% over 7-days due
to data validation and removing duplicate cases.
Cabell County: Moved from orange to gold as the percent positivity
is less than 5% over a 7-day period due to data validation and updating five
cases with the correct county of residence.
Logan County: Moved from orange to yellow using the percent
positivity rate which is less than 4% over 7-days due to data validation and
updating 14 cases with the correct county of residence.
Upshur County: Moved from gold to orange as the percent positivity
is greater than 5% over 7-days due to four probable cases updated to confirmed
status and one case added during the time period.
Wayne County: Moved from green to yellow using the percent
positivity rate which is greater than 3% over 7-days due to data validation and
three updates to county of residence.
The data
contributing toward the Saturday Education Map is based on data from the DHHR’s
County Alert Map as of 11:59 p.m. Thursday, October 8, 2020. This cut off time
is used to give time to verify the accuracy and completeness of all data to be
utilized in the Saturday Education Map.
To view the Saturday Education Map, visit https://wvde.us/reentrymetrics. For more
information, please visit https://wvde.us/west-virginia-department-of-education-releases-oct-10-2020-education-map-update.
The COVID-19 dashboard is located at www.coronavirus.wv.gov.
DHHR media contact: DHHRCommunications@wv.gov or Education media contact: Christy.Day@k12.wv.us