WEDNESDAY WV COVID-19 REPORT - 382 NEW CASES WEDNESDAY, 1,339 NEW CASES TUESDAY - Calhoun Has Eight New Cases Since Last Friday

(08/04/2021)
West Virginia health officials reported two new COVID-19 deaths Wednesday and 382 new positive cases.

Tuesday 1,339 new cases.

Calhoun has eight new cases since last Friday.

Hospitalizations increased from 178 on Tuesday to 185 Wednesday. There were 70 COVID patients in intensive care and 26 on ventilators. Active cases were at 2,848.

The state’s cumulative positive test rate remained at 4.94% Wednesday. The daily positive test rate decreased from 7.26% Tuesday to 5.72% Wednesday.

There were 118 confirmed cases of the Delta variant in the state as of Tuesday, likely under reported. The number was unchanged Wednesday morning.

Following are the latest county virus numbers: Barbour (1,556), Berkeley (13,186), Boone (2,215), Braxton (1,061), Brooke (2,279), Cabell (9,208), Calhoun (406), Clay (547), Doddridge (653), Fayette (3,717), Gilmer (900), Grant (1,328), Greenbrier (2,938), Hampshire (1,944), Hancock (2,886), Hardy (1,597), Harrison (6,404), Jackson (2,320), Jefferson (4,888), Kanawha (15,790), Lewis (1,389), Lincoln (1,628), Logan (3,365), Marion (4,800), Marshall (3,667), Mason (2,161), McDowell (1,676), Mercer (5,325), Mineral (3,018), Mingo (2,827), Monongalia (9,557), Monroe (1,249), Morgan (1,284), Nicholas (1,970), Ohio (4,420), Pendleton (727), Pleasants (969), Pocahontas (697), Preston (2,984), Putnam (5,506), Raleigh (7,252), Randolph (2,913), Ritchie (780), Roane (680), Summers (875), Taylor (1,333), Tucker (554), Tyler (773), Upshur (2,049), Wayne (3,283), Webster (621), Wetzel (1,441), Wirt (476), Wood (8,114), Wyoming (2,144).