CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice said distribution of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine around the state to hospitals, healthcare workers, and long-term living facilities is going smoothly. Justice gave an update Wednesday during his mid-week coronavirus briefing from the State Capitol Building. He ...
WASHINGTON — An emergency pandemic relief bill to help people and the economy has bipartisan support and will pass the House and Senate, Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia said Wednesday. The compromise package worth more than $900 billion includes $600 payments to individuals, additional ...
WHEELING — Along with protection from a virus that has killed hundreds and sickened thousands in West Virginia, healthcare workers throughout the Ohio Valley also gained hope and relief as they were among the first to receive COVID-19 vaccines. Vaccinations began early Tuesday morning at ...
COVID-related deaths in West Virginia passed a tragic mark on Tuesday, as more than 1,000 state residents have died from the virus since the pandemic began. Meanwhile, both Marshall and Ohio counties reported another COVID death in their Tuesday night updates. According to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources COVID-19 dashboard, 34 more deaths were reported Tuesday morning, which brought the state’s total to 1,012. The Marshall County Health Department announced Tuesday night that a hospitalized 62-year-old man had died of COVID-19 complications, the 40th such ...
Tuesday morning, Wheeling Hospital employees that work directly with COVID-19 patients received their first installment of the Pfizer vaccine. Here, physician assistant Dan Burns receives his vaccine at about 6 a.m. Burns was the second person to get vaccinated Tuesday, with nurse aide ...
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice on Monday encouraged people over 65 to get tested for COVID-19 to more quickly treat them as testing overall has seen a slight decrease. According to data from the Department of Health and Human Resources, the total number of test results over a 14-day period ...
