MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice announced two more coronavirus-related executive orders during his Tuesday press briefing. One suspends all elective medical procedures effective midnight Tuesday. This is an effort to […]
Health and Sciences
No new cases at Sundale
Area continues to be generous with food donations Testing for COVID-19 was completed on residents and staff at Sundale Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care in Morgantown. And there have been no […]
Justice closes park campgrounds; issues self-quarantine order for out-of-state visitors
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice on Monday ordered all state park campgrounds closed, along with the overlooks at Blackwater Falls and Coopers Rock. The reasons, he said during his Monday […]
WVU uses skills, resources of campus to battle pandemic
MORGANTOWN — A fashion designer stops creating clothing and turns her skills into making surgical masks. Cloth that might have been the mask for the Phantom of the Opera, instead […]
First COVID-19 death in West Virginia
DHHR, Justice confirm Marion County woman, 88, has died as a result of the virus CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Through the Marion County Health Department and United Hospital Center, the West […]
Blood donors in high demand
As COVID-19 restricts residents from leaving their homes, Monongalia County is faced with a lack of blood donors. “The American Red Cross is facing a severe blood shortage due to […]
Mon Health System expands telehealth options
In its ongoing efforts to help stem the spread of the COVID-19 virus, Mon Health System offers virtual video visits for patients. Virtual video telemedicine visits will be available for […]
1 in critical condition, no confirmed cases since Thursday
An official from Sundale Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care facility in Morgantown said one of its male residents who tested positive for the novel coronavirus has recovered and is back in […]
Getting more specific about social distancing
Normally, a conversation I had with a co-worker might just be a funny story. But she happens to be an epidemiologist and we are in the middle of a COVID-19 […]
Justice calls for additional verification measures to avoid false COVID-19 death reports
MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice opened his Friday coronavirus press briefing on a bright note before turning his ire on mistaken reports of virus-related deaths. “The sun is shining and […]
