| There are nearly 300 active cases of COVID-19 at St. Marys Correctional Center and Jail.
Those 285 cases make up the bulk of the active cases in Pleasants County, which jumped from 146 Thursday morning to 307 as of Fridayâs update from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, released at noon Friday.
The stateâs online coronavirus dashboard listed 285 active cases at St. Marys as of 3 p.m. on Christmas day. While the report does not break down the number of cases among inmates and staff at individual facilities, it says there are 19 active cases among correctional center staff in the state, and St. Marys is the only correctional center listed with active cases.
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