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West Virginia reports 3,159 active COVID cases, two new deaths on Monday

Brian Bergstrom
July 25, 2022

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources announced Monday that 3,159 cases of COVID-19 are currently active in the Mountain State. That’s a decrease of 199 since the last report.

Locally, reported active case totals are: Upshur (48), Barbour (20), Lewis (29), Randolph (18) and Webster (26) counties. In Upshur County, that’s a decrease of one active case over the weekend.

Two additional deaths have been attributed to the disease, according to the DHHR – an 82-year old male from Marion County and a 92-year old female from Berkeley County.

“The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of July 25, 2022, there are currently 3,159 active COVID-19 cases statewide. There have been two deaths reported since the last report, with a total of 7,123 deaths attributed to COVID-19,” according to a press release.

About 325 residents are hospitalized with the virus, with 44 currently in intensive care and 13 on a ventilator. The daily percent positive was 16.01%.

About 55% of the state has been vaccinated for COVID-19.

CURRENT ACTIVE CASES PER COUNTY: Barbour (20), Berkeley (160), Boone (59), Braxton (18), Brooke (15), Cabell (164), Calhoun (8), Clay (11), Doddridge (11), Fayette (102), Gilmer (5), Grant (16), Greenbrier (60), Hampshire (17), Hancock (36), Hardy (26), Harrison (111), Jackson (36), Jefferson (52), Kanawha (347), Lewis (29), Lincoln (46), Logan (81), Marion (102), Marshall (57), Mason (54), McDowell (55), Mercer (189), Mineral (50), Mingo (50), Monongalia (192), Monroe (35), Morgan (14), Nicholas (65), Ohio (44), Pendleton (7), Pleasants (5), Pocahontas (17), Preston (42), Putnam (113), Raleigh (163), Randolph (18), Ritchie (11), Roane (22), Summers (18), Taylor (22), Tucker (5), Tyler (9), Upshur (48), Wayne (42), Webster (26), Wetzel (22), Wirt (8), Wood (173), Wyoming (51).