| Four more COVID-19-related deaths have been reported in West Virginia, bringing stateâs death total to 254.
"This situation right now is very critical," Gov. Justice says of rising COVID-19 numbers.
Calhoun has 11 new active cases.
West Liberty University confirms 11 active cases of COVID-19 on campus.
The state Department of Health and Human Resources confirmed in a news release Wednesday the deaths of a 59-year-old woman from Harrison County, a 69-year-old woman from Harrison County, a 62-year-old woman from Jackson County and an 87-year-old woman from Monroe County.
Meanwhile, the state had 147 new cases in the past 24 hours and now has a total of 11,808 cases. Active cases increased by 22 and were listed at a total of 2,806.
The stateâs cumulative positive rate continues to rise and was at 2.55%. The daily positive percentage rate was at 7.78%. More than 463,000 tests have been conducted.
Hospitalizations declined by five and were at 147, with 55 in intensive care and 27 on a ventilator. Recoveries increased by 122 and were at 8,748.
Following are the latest county case numbers: Barbour (35), Berkeley (840), Boone (162), Braxton (9), Brooke (105), Cabell (601), Calhoun (20), Clay (30), Doddridge (13), Fayette (421), Gilmer (20), Grant (144), Greenbrier (108), Hampshire (93), Hancock (128), Hardy (75), Harrison (306), Jackson (219), Jefferson (396), Kanawha (1,753), Lewis (36), Lincoln (126), Logan (529), Marion (233), Marshall (136), Mason (122), McDowell (74), Mercer (350), Mineral (148), Mingo (289), Monongalia (1,504), Monroe (138), Morgan (41), Nicholas (58), Ohio (301), Pendleton (45), Pleasants (15), Pocahontas (55), Preston (142), Putnam (353), Raleigh (397), Randolph (228), Ritchie (6), Roane (37), Summers (22), Taylor (110), Tucker (13), Tyler (15), Upshur (50), Wayne (300), Webster (7), Wetzel (45), Wirt (8), Wood (324) and Wyoming (73).
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