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Twenty-four West Virginians have died from COVID-19 since the last update from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR).
On Wednesday, the DHHR reported a weekly total of 8,067 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in West Virginia.
The state’s COVID-19 dashboard is now updated weekly to better reflect the current response to the pandemic. Virus statistics are now reported based on seven-day trends.
The agency also reported 1,017 cases of COVID-19 received in the last seven days.
However, the cases shown on the dashboard do not include all people with COVID-19 in West Virginia. Cases are reported by clinicians and laboratories while many people are using at-home tests which are not reported to the state.
According to the available data, there are 113 active COVID-19 cases statewide with 794 patients hospitalized.
The DHHR encouraged West Virginians to use the WV COVID-19 Vaccination Due Date Calculator, an online tool that helps individuals figure out when they may be due for a COVID-19 shot, making it easier to stay up-to-date on COVID-19 vaccination.
A bill to fund a Tobacco Education Fund in the nation’s most nicotine addicted state failed in the final hours of the 2025 legislative session.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAs federal level grants and cooperative agreements are being cut in Washington D.C., state officials say some program’s funding will be affected, but promise to ensure access to essential health and human services.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn this West Virginia Morning, this month marked five years since the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of public spaces across the United States. The Cornelius Eady Trio, a ban organized around Tennessee poet and professor Cornelius Eady, used that time to create art.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThis week on Inside Appalachia, during a pandemic, where do you give birth? Also, we’ll have the story of a family that cultivated an heirloom tomato in West Virginia. It took a lot of work. And, a musical tradition brought people together — even when they couldn’t gather in person.
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