2 COVID Deaths Reported in Both Ohio, Marshall Counties

Ohio and Marshall counties each reported two new COVID-related deaths Monday night. The Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department reported the deaths of one resident of a long-term care facility and one who was hospitalized at the time of their passing. The county now has reported 39 ...

Ohio County Moves Over 2,500 COVID Case Mark

Ohio County has seen a total of more than 2,500 positive COVID-19 cases, according to data released over the weekend by the Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department. The department reported 29 new cases Saturday night and 33 new cases Sunday night, putting the county’s total at 2,553 ...

West Virginia a Sea of Red on New COVID Map

Seven new deaths of West Virginians from COVID-19 were reported Saturday, as the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources said 1,253 West Virginians have now died from complications related to COVID-19. Overall, the DHHR reports there have been 1,447,287 total confirmatory ...

Germany, Hungary Give First Vaccines Ahead of EU Rollout

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany, Hungary and Slovakia began giving out their first coronavirus vaccine shots on Saturday only hours after receiving their first shipments, upsetting the European Union’s plans for a coordinated rollout Sunday across the bloc’s 27 nations. “Every day ...

Justice: State Expected to Wrap Up Assisted Living Facility Vaccinations on Monday

In an online briefing Friday afternoon, Gov. Jim Justice said the state is on pace to wrap up COVID-19 vaccinations in assisted living facilities by Monday, then move on to “vaccinating ... the vaccinators.” “Primary care providers, rural health clinics, free clinics, home health, hospice providers, urgent cares and federally qualified health centers will receive these vaccines this week,” Justice said. “By focusing on these people, we can keep the engine running to where we can take care of our people.” West Virginia continues to lead the nation in rate of vaccination, ...