| The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources confirmed 1,266 new COVID-19 cases and 20 additional deaths in its report on Friday. The DHHR has reported 123 new COVID-19-related deaths since Monday.
It has been a discouraging week in the U.S., which saw record numbers in deaths and new cases.
The DHHR announced 1,636 new COVID-19 cases and 32 deaths, on Thursday.
The report from the DHHR stated that as of 10 a.m. on Friday, December 18, there have been a total of 1,365,174 (+11,827) laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 69,751 (+1,266) total cases and 1,091 (+20) of those cases resulting in deaths.
According to the DHHRâs COVID-19 dashboard, there are currently 22,028 (+196) active cases and 46,632 (+1,050) recovered cases in the state. This is the first time West Virginiaâs active case total has met or exceeded the 22,000 mark.
Listed below are the total numbers of COVID-19 cases per county, according to the DHHRâs latest report:
CASES PER COUNTY: Barbour (591), Berkeley (4,981), Boone (873), Braxton (205), Brooke (1,097), Cabell (4,306), Calhoun (115), Clay (222), Doddridge (190), Fayette (1,448), Gilmer (267), Grant (636), Greenbrier (1066), Hampshire (753), Hancock (1,477), Hardy (585), Harrison (2,269), Jackson (973), Jefferson (1,990), Kanawha (7,503), Lewis (383), Lincoln (617), Logan (1,322), Marion (1,382), Marshall (1,741), Mason (872), McDowell (786), Mercer (2,060), Mineral (1,961), Mingo (1,186), Monongalia (4,512), Monroe (516), Morgan (518), Nicholas (538), Ohio (2,137), Pendleton (209), Pleasants (234), Pocahontas (309), Preston (1,237), Putnam (2,580), Raleigh (2,236), Randolph (977), Ritchie (277), Roane (253), Summers (346), Taylor (537), Tucker (255), Tyler (260), Upshur (683), Wayne (1,442), Webster (118), Wetzel (562), Wirt (170), Wood (3,993), Wyoming (995). |
