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.