ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Belmont County’s health department has received its first shipment of the Moderna version of COVID-19 vaccine, which does not require deep-cold storage. Belmont County Deputy Health Director Robert Sproul said Tuesday that 300 doses are ready. “My director of nursing ...
A little more than a third of the Ohio Valley’s total COVID-19 positive cases have popped up since the start of December, with that surge expected to continue through the holiday season. COVID-related deaths were on the rise again as well in Marshall County, with two more reported Tuesday ...
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice said Monday that West Virginia is leading the way with the number of distributed COVID-19 vaccines and is ahead of schedule in vaccinating residents and staff of long-term care facilities. "We want to continue to pump this stuff out as quick as we can and lead ...
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise locally, Belmont County Jail has taken inmates from Northern Regional Jail in Marshall County who have tested positive for the virus. Belmont County Sheriff David Lucas confirmed two of the new inmates are positive for COVID-19, but said there is little ...
WHEELING — One simple interaction with a friend was all it took to contract COVID-19, according to Wheeling City Councilwoman Rosemary Ketchum, who over the weekend announced she is in quarantine and has tested positive for the virus. Since the pandemic began, Ketchum is the second Wheeling ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress passed a $900 billion pandemic relief package Monday night that would finally deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals and resources to vaccinate a nation confronting a frightening surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths. Lawmakers tacked on a $1.4 trillion catchall spending bill and thousands of pages of other end-of-session business in a massive bundle of bipartisan legislation as Capitol Hill prepared to close the books on the year. The bill goes to President Donald Trump for his signature, which is expected in the coming days. The relief ...
