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Clay Marsh: Are 3rd boosters on the horizon? Yes, but no one yet knows when

MORGANTOWN – Active COVID cases took a steady rise from the end of April to mid-May, soaring from 809 on April 30 to 2,570 on May 21. Since then the number has dipped a bit, to 2,117 Thurs morning. So vaccines and boosters occupied a portion of Gov. Jim Justice's Thursday briefing. The ...

Monongalia County tops in state’s county health rankings

MORGANTOWN — When it comes to the state’s 2022 county health rankings, it’s a good news, bad news situation. Monongalia County is No. 1 in a state that’s ... decidedly not.  That, in a nutshell, is how Monongalia County Health Department Epidemiologist Luke Moore explained the rankings, which list counties based on health factors and health outcomes. “Health outcomes” is evenly divided between length of life and quality of life. “Health factors” is more nuanced, and made up of: Social and economic factors (40% — education, employment, income, family ...

Mon Health, WVJC announce mobile simulation trainer

MORGANTOWN — Nurses around West Virginia will soon be honing their skills in the Ron and Stephanie Stovash Mobile Nursing Lab. The 38-foot specialty vehicle is the result of a partnership between Mon Health System and West Virginia Junior College with the help of benefactors, including ...

Covid-19 cases on the rise in state

West Virginia’s COVID-19 numbers are going back up, and Gov. Jim Justice and his top adviser suggest the actual numbers are probably much higher because so many people have access to home test kits now. “We know this is most likely an underrepresentation of the true number of people ...