West Virginia
West Virginia is back up to 500 active COVID cases
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Wellness as well as Human being Resources reported 174 brand-new COVID instances as well as 15 added fatalities on April 21.
On Wednesday, 157 brand-new COVID-19 instances as well as 3 added fatalities were validated.
The DHHR has actually reported 499,619 (+174) overall instances as well as 6,822 (+15) overall fatalities. According to the DHHR control panel, there are presently 500 (+41) energetic instances.
According to the brand-new CDC standards, mask referrals are based upon each area’s COVID danger, numbers as well as hospital stays.
Masks are no more advised in interior public areas in any type of area in West Virginia. Must COVID instances boost, the CDC will certainly reassess the elimination of mask referrals.
Just little pockets of areas in the U.S., mostly in New york city state, are still advised to use masks, according to the CDC. Masks are additionally currently optional on public transport.
DHHR has actually validated the fatality of an 83-year old man from Fayette Region. Added fatalities reported on the control panel as an outcome of the Bureau for Public Wellness’s proceeding information settlement with the main fatality certification are a 79-year old man from Randolph Region, a 72-year old man from Greenbrier Region, an 82-year old man from Raleigh Region, a 75-year old man from Kanawha Region, an 82-year old woman from Calhoun Region, a 62-year old woman from McDowell Region, an 85-year old woman from Logan Region, a 56-year old woman from Berkeley Region, a 94-year old woman from Pendleton Region, a 94-year old woman from Kanawha Region, an 86-year old woman from Berkeley Region, a 71-year old woman from Summers Region, a 65-year old woman from Marshall Region, as well as a 66-year old man from Wetzel Region.
PRESENT ENERGETIC SITUATIONS PER REGION: Barbour (3), Berkeley (38), Boone (9), Braxton (4), Brooke (8), Cabell (28), Calhoun (9), Clay (0), Doddridge (0), Fayette (8), Gilmer (1), Give (3), Greenbrier (12), Hampshire (7), Hancock (3), Hardy (4), Harrison (15), Jackson (1), Jefferson (21), Kanawha (36), Lewis (4), Lincoln (7), Logan (9), Marion (15), Marshall (17), Mason (5), McDowell (2), Mercer (19), Mineral (10), Mingo (3), Monongalia (43), Monroe (3), Morgan (7), Nicholas (4), Ohio (16), Pendleton (2), Pleasants (0), Pocahontas (0), Preston (11), Putnam (21), Raleigh (20), Randolph (12), Ritchie (2), Roane (2), Summers (2), Taylor (11), Tucker (0), Tyler (2), Upshur (7), Wayne (6), Webster (0), Wetzel (1), Wirt (0), Timber (15), Wyoming (12).
According to the control panel, 1,125,303 initial dosages of the injection have actually been carried out to West Virginians, as well as 972,670 individuals, or 54.3% of West Virginians, have actually been totally immunized. The control panel additionally reported that 456,999 increase dosages have actually been carried out.
West Virginians 5 as well as older are currently qualified for the COVID injection. West Virginians that are 12 as well as over currently get approved for the COVID booster injection, as well as at-risk individuals as well as individuals over 50 currently get approved for a 2nd COVID booster. To get more information regarding the injection or to discover an injection website near you, see vaccinate.wv.gov or call 1-833-734-0965.
Cost-free COVID-19 screening is readily available day-to-day to all West Virginia citizens. Visit this site to see the screening website map as well as place listing. West Virginians might currently sign up for their COVID-19 inoculation by go here.
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ESPN Bracketology: West Virginia Rises Again, Officially Off the Bubble in Latest Projection
Darian DeVries probably wasn’t all that thrilled with how his team performed in their final game ahead of the Christmas break, but the Mountaineers were still able to take down Mercyhurst by a 67-46 score, finishing non-conference play with a 9-2 record.
The last couple of weeks have been cupcake central for West Virginia, which was much needed after the challenging start to the schedule they had and then, of course, what awaits them when they return to the floor with Big 12 Conference play beginning,
ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi has continued to move WVU up in his NCAA Tournament projections over the last month. In his Christmas Day projection, he finally has the Mountaineers safely off the bubble and in the field as a No. 9 seed in the South Region.
1. Auburn vs. 16. Southern/American
8. Clemson vs. 9. West Virginia
5. Memphis vs. 12. Furman
4. Texas A&M vs. 13. High Point
6. Ole Miss vs. 11. Drake/Saint Mary’s
3. Oregon vs. 14. UMass Lowell
7. Michigan vs. 10. Utah State
2. Kentucky vs. 15. Montana
West Virginia will have the next few days off before traveling to Lawrence to take on the Kansas Jayhawks in the Big 12 opener on New Year’s Eve.
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West Virginia is in the midst of a roster overhaul as new head coach Rich Rodriguez starts to build from the ground up. In the last weeks, the Mountaineers have lost dozens of players either to the transfer portal or to eligibility loss, and we look at how much production from this past season will not be returning.
On offense, about 20 guys who recorded snaps this past season will not be returning to the Mountaineers. Nine are out of eligibility, and nine have entered the transfer portal, while that number could still increase.
On offense as a whole, West Virginia has lost 83.25 percent of the total snaps played. 64.52 percent of the snaps lost are due to running out of eligibility. Out of WVU’s top four snap totals, all four came on the offensive line.
Three of them exhausted their eligibility (Ja’Quay Hubbard, Nick Malone, Brandon Yates), and the fourth (Tomas Rimac) entered the transfer portal.
Number of Snaps Lost
Note: In the table above, under the column ‘Total Percentage Lost’, the 52.42% and 46.58% are the share of the total number of snaps played, not the total numebr of snaps played at each position
At the quarterback position, Garrett Greene does not have any remaining eligibility. Greene accounted for just about 30 percent of WVU’s rushing yards, 84 percent of WVU’s passing yards, as well as 22 percent of their scores on the ground, and 75 percent of their passing touchdowns thrown.
At running back the loss of CJ Donaldson looms large. He accounted for 29 percent of WVU’s rushing total this season and between him and others who tallied up much lesser totals, West Virginia has lost 60.21 percent of their rush yards from this past season.
At the receiver position, it’s even more drastic. West Virginia has lost Hudson Clement, DayDay Farmer, Traylon Ray, Justin Robinson, and Kole Taylor, among others who were some of WVU’s top pass catchers. The Mountaineers have lost 76.23 percent of their receiving yards from last year as well as 80 percent of their receiving touchdowns.
Offensive Production Lost
Overall, there is a significant loss on the offensive side of the ball.
West Virginia lost most of their passing game as well as their receiving game due to guys leaving the program. While it’s easy to point to Greene in the passing game because he was the starting quarterback for the majority of the year, most of the production lost at receiver was due to guys entering the transfer portal. At running back, it was roughly a 50-50 split between what percent was lost to the portal and what was lost to eligibility, as Greene as well as Donaldson, were the main contributing factors there.
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UPDATE 11:50 P.M. 12/24/2024
MASON COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ)-Two people are facing charges in connection with a death investigation in Mason County.
Investigators found the remains of a man Tuesday who had been reported missing. The remains were found along Broad Run Road in Letart.
Authorities arrested Brandon Harbaugh and Jodi Gerlach a short time later.
Harbaugh and Gerlach are charged with concealment of a deceased human body and conspiracy, according to Mason County Prosecuting Attorney Seth Gaskins.
Investigators identified the victim as Michael S. Phalen, 65, of New Haven, West Virginia. Investigators say Phalen was reported missing Dec. 12.
Harbaugh and Gerlach were arraigned Tuesday night in Mason County are in the Western Regional Jail on a $75,000 cash or surety bond.
UPDATE 7 P.M. 12/24/2024
MASON COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -A death investigation is underway after human remains were found in Mason County, according to Mason County Prosecuting Attorney Seth Gaskins.
Investigators found the remains of a missing adult male along Broad Run Road in Letart on Tuesday afternoon.
The Mason County Prosecuting Attorney identified the victim as Michael S. Phalen, 65, of New Haven, West Virginia.
Gaskins said that two individuals have been arrested in connection with the investigation. Both are charged with concealment of a deceased human body and conspiracy, although their identities have not been announced.
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