MORGANTOWN – The numbers grow ever worse. The message remains the same. “If you're not vaccinated you're taking one hell of a chance, that's all there is to it,” Gov. Jim Justice said during his Friday COVID-19 briefing. Active cases climbed by 2,075 since Wednesday, to 19,397; ...
by Danny Westneat A reader wrote in with a blunt and honest comment that I want to share, because it alludes to a shift that’s taking place in society as we struggle to deal with this latest surge of the pandemic. “I realized this pandemic is changing me, and not for the ...
The first drawing in Babydog’s return to the road was held Thursday, yielding more winners in Gov. Jim Justice’s vaccination sweepstakes. This round features new prizes, including a luxury sports car, a boat, 10 years of free gas and $150,000 for a dream wedding. It also ups ...
MORGANTOWN — It's Day 537 of the pandemic, Joint Interagency Task Force Director Gen. James Hoyer said Wednesday. There are 670 West Virginians hospitalized with COVID, he said, with 202 in ICUs — just shy of the Jan. 6 peak of 219. Of those in ICUs, 109 are on ventilators — topping ...
MORGANTOWN — If you’re headed to a county facility, bring a mask. The Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday reinstated its mandatory mask policy as COVID-19, now in variant form, burns its way through West Virginia and the rest of the country. “Masks are required ...
by John M. Crisp You don’t have to be a scientist to muster convincing arguments in favor of commonsense measures for combating COVID-19. COVID spreads through the air. Why wouldn’t a face covering of nearly any kind reduce the amount of virus that an infected person exhales, and ...