Berkeley Springs Film Festival Showcases Cinema
The Berkeley Springs Film Festival is showcasing both local projects and international movies in the Eastern Panhandle this weekend.
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State Still Tracking COVID-19, Despite Reduced Testing
On June 2, Gov. Jim Justice announced that West Virginia would significantly scale back COVID-19 community testing programs. This led to concerns both in the general public and in the medical community that the next wave of COVID-19 cases would catch the state by surprise. But even with the rise of the highly infectious BA.5 variant, that hasn’t been the case.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Summer Camps Receive COVID-19 Test Kits
Summer camps across the state are set to receive free COVID-19 test kits to help prepare for the busy season.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsActive Virus Cases In W.Va. Dip To Lowest Levels In 13 Months
Active coronavirus cases in West Virginia have dipped to their lowest levels in 13 months, health officials said Monday. There were 1,467 active COVID-19 cases statewide as of Sunday, dipping below 1,500 for the first time since May 18, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Resources said in a daily update.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWith Fall Semester A Success, State Universities Begin Vaccinations, Hope For A Safer Spring Term
Coronavirus cases among college students, faculty and staff in West Virginia remained low this fall. By the end of the semester, both public and private schools averaged a cumulative positivity rate of just 2 percent at all four-year institutions after holding a 1 percent cumulative positivity rate for several months.
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State No Longer Offering At-Home Vault Tests For Coronavirus
West Virginia health officials say they will no longer offer in-home testing kits for the coronavirus.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAs W.Va.’s Virus Numbers Trend Upward, Officials Make No Moves Toward Shut Down
As ballot-counting continues nationwide to determine the outcome of the presidential election, new cases of the coronavirus continue to surge. More than 100,000 new cases were counted in the U.S. in just a single day this week - a record. And in West Virginia, 540 new cases of the virus were counted in the past 24 hours.
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