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The Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department announced Sunday night the 30th COVID-19-related death in Ohio County since the pandemic began.
The department reported one new death in its Sunday report, a person who had been a resident in a long-term care facility at the time of their passing. The department also announced 26 new cases in the county, bringing its total to 2,110.
The Marshall County Health Department had not yet updated its numbers as of 11 p.m. Sunday.
As COVID-19 vaccines start being delivered throughout the United States, Northern Panhandle counties remain in the highest-risk categories on the state's COVID alert map.
Hancock and Brooke counties were "red" on Sunday's West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 alert map, while Ohio and Marshall counties were "orange." "Red" is the highest-risk category on the map, while "orange" is the second-highest.
Marshall County dropped from "red," where it had sat for the rest of the previous week to "orange" on Sunday. The county had an infection rate of 62.23 cases per 100,000 residents and a percent positivity of 6.71. Ohio County had an infection rate of 67.27 cases per 100,000 residents and a percent positivity of 6.05.
COVID infections in long-term care facilities remained an issue locally.
In Ohio County according to DHHR data updated Friday evening, Peterson Healthcare and Rehabilitation Hospital reported 37 positive cases among residents and five among staff, while recording 12 COVID-related deaths since the pandemic began.
Good Shepherd Nursing Home reported 19 positive cases among residents and 16 among staff. The Continuous Care Center at Wheeling Hospital reported three positive cases among residents and three among staff.
In Marshall County, Stonerise Moundsville, formerly known as Mound View reported two positive cases among residents and 19 among staff, while Cameron Nursing and Rehabilitation Center reported no active cases among residents or staff. Stonerise has recorded 10 COVID-related deaths while Cameron has recorded 11.
Hancock County had the highest infection rate among the state's 55 counties Sunday at 142.81 cases per 100,000 residents. The next closest was Grant County at 138.93. Hancock also had a percent positivity of 10.78. Brooke County had an infection rate of 121.77 cases per 100,000 resident and a percent positivity of 11.84.