MOUNDSVILLE —When the COVID-19 pandemic struck the Ohio Valley, members of the Moundsville Veterans Guard vowed to continue to honor their fallen brothers and sisters. “We took a vote when this first started to continue doing this,” said member Larry Bloomfield, a Vietnam veteran having ...
WHEELING -- Thirty-two new positive COVID-19 cases were reported in Ohio County on Tuesday, amid 162 community tests conducted. The nearly three dozen new cases bring Ohio County’s total number of cases to 854, including 10 deaths, the most recent reported Monday. Marshall County reported 10 new cases and three probable cases, including one woman in her 90s. This brings Marshall County’s total to 561 confirmed positives and 73 probable cases, nine of whom are hospitalized. Marshall County reports seven deaths, the most recent of which was reported Monday. Ohio County community ...
Editor's note: This story has been corrected following percentage errors in the new cases in several counties. By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS For the Intelligencer CHARLESTON — COVID-19 cases and deaths took a dramatic jump over the last two weeks in West Virginia, according to the latest data from the Department of Health and Human Resources. According to the department’s Coronavirus Dashboard, the number of positive cases over a 14-day period between Oct. 26 and Nov. 8 was 6,462, a 59-percent increase compared to 4,061 cases during the prior 14-day period. The total of test results ...
Pfizer said Monday that early results from its coronavirus vaccine suggest the shots may be a surprisingly robust 90% effective at preventing COVID-19, putting the company on track to apply later this month for emergency-use approval from the Food and Drug Administration. The announcement, ...
CHARLESTON — West Virginia started off the week Monday with bad news: a spike in COVID-19 deaths, technical issues with the dashboard used to monitor coronavirus cases, and parents upset with the most recent County Alert System map. “Today is going to be a terrible day,” said Gov. Jim Justice at the start of Monday’s COVID-19 briefing from the State Capitol Building. According to Justice, the Department of Health and Human Resources reported 17 additional deaths since Justice’s Friday briefing. Justice also said 27 deaths have been investigated by DHHR since the start of the ...
WHEELING — A tenth person has died of COVID-19 in Ohio County, and a seventh in Marshall County, local health officials reported Monday. The Marshall County resident was a 65-year-old man who resided at a long-term care facility. Details on the Ohio County resident were not provided, other than that they had been hospitalized at the time of their death. The last death in Ohio County reported before Monday’s announcement was reported on Oct. 30. The last Marshall County death reported before Monday’s announcement was reported Friday. The Ohio County Health Department reported 18 ...
