| Health officials are confirming another record jump in COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours. The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources reports 560 new COVID-19 cases as of 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, bringing the Mountain State to 26,547 total cases.
The number surpasses the stateâs previous highest jump in cases, 524 cases reported just under a week ago on Friday, Oct. 30.
State health officials also say eight more West Virginians have died due to COVID-19, bringing the state to 480 deaths.
As of 10 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 5, the WV DHHR says the state has received 814,774 total confirmatory laboratory results for COVID-19 with a current daily percent positive rate of 3.94%. The current cumulative percent positive rate is listed at 2.99%, the highest rate reported since April 25.
The Mountain State currently has 5,892 active cases of COVID-19, with another record number of West Virginians hospitalized due to the virus at 281. 93 of those are in the ICU and 31 are on a ventilator. 20,175 West Virginians have recovered from the virus.
More than 500 employees across Kanawha County's hospitals have been infected with COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic through the end of October, according to a Freedom of Information Act response from the Kanawha County Health Department.
A hospital official said it has been devastating on workforce.
Clay County schools were dismissing early Thursday after COVID case reported.
Five COVID-19 cases have been confirmed at four Kanawha County schools since Monday, with new cases in Roane schools.
Cases per county include:
Barbour (195), Berkeley (1,794), Boone (439), Braxton (82), Brooke (263), Cabell (1,643), Calhoun (37), Clay (70), Doddridge (75), Fayette (827), Gilmer (71), Grant (203), Greenbrier (231), Hampshire (165), Hancock (253), Hardy (113), Harrison (711), Jackson (438), Jefferson (676), Kanawha (3,997), Lewis (132), Lincoln (285), Logan (821), Marion (445), Marshall (494), Mason (189), McDowell (153), Mercer (850), Mineral (294), Mingo (708), Monongalia (2,434), Monroe (273), Morgan (170), Nicholas (201), Ohio (719), Pendleton (79), Pleasants (40), Pocahontas (74), Preston (249), Putnam (1,073), Raleigh (916), Randolph (452), Ritchie (65), Roane (117), Summers (160), Taylor (178), Tucker (68), Tyler (68), Upshur (293), Wayne (651), Webster (38), Wetzel (264), Wirt (59), Wood (856), Wyoming (396).
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