WHEELING — Outbreaks at several churches across West Virginia have contributed to some of the rising COVID-19 numbers in the state, including in Marshall and Ohio counties. While there hasn’t been an issue at Ash Avenue Church of God in Moundsville, they are still prepared, Pastor C.J. ...
The inability to attend church each week has been one of the most affecting consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to social distancing guidelines, it’s been nearly impossible for congregations around the country to gather in ways they were accustomed to prior to the COVID-19 ...
MOUNDSVILLE — Free COVID-19 testing will be made available at sites in McMechen and Moundsville this week. To increase COVID-19 testing opportunities for minorities and other vulnerable populations, the Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs, state Department of Health and Human Resources,West Virginia National Guard and Marshall County Health Department will provide free testing from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. On Friday, the testing site will be at McMechen City Hall, 325 Logan St. On Saturday, testing will be conducted at the Marshall County Health Department ...
WHEELING — With COVID-19 social distancing guidelines still in effect in the Ohio Valley, many annual Fourth of July celebrations have been canceled. But despite the decrease in fireworks displays and the increase in face masks in daily life, many people are still doing their best to enjoy a memorable holiday weekend. On Friday, shoppers and pedestrians at the Wheeling Centre Market shared their upcoming holiday plans and how they’ve changed in a summer gripped by a global pandemic. Janet Sheehan and Sandy Hadsell were spending their morning at “Artworks Around Town” in a ...
After consistently moving toward flattening the curve, positive cases of COVID-19 have been climbing in the last two weeks across several states. Florida had the most dramatic increase of cases, jumping from 3,235 daily new cases per 100,000 people on June 22 to 9,019 daily new cases June 27, according to the Johns Hopkins University & Medicine Coronavirus Resource Center. During a live-streamed press conference in Pensacola on Sunday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said that part of the reason for the rising case number was an increase in testing. “We’ve done more testing than we ever ...
On Friday, the Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department said there are three new positive cases of COVID-19 in Ohio County. Currently, the health department reports 102 positive cases, including one death. Case surveillance contact tracing and monitoring continues for many of the reported cases. ...
