KINGWOOD — COVID cases are beginning to decline in Preston County as the delta variant transitions to omicron — but staffing and equipment problems caused by the virus still exist. Dr. Fred Conley, Preston County health officer, said Preston Memorial Hospital ran out of ventilators and ...
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice took a slightly different twist in his Tuesday COVID briefing, addressing the burnout and seeming complacence among the populace even as a delta-omicron surge grows. “Are we just numb to this?” he asked. “We should not accept that this is just not good ...
MORGANTOWN – The West Virginia Hospital Association said this week that hospital systems across the state are strained to near the breaking point and called on residents to do their part to help the systems weather the COVID-19 surge crisis. Locally, WVU Medicine Chief Medical Officer ...
MORGANTOWN -- Gov. Jim Justice continued to press home the importance of COVID vaccinations, especially booster shots, for all West Virginians during Tuesday’s press conference. The state marked another grim COVID milestone as deaths crested over 5,000. With West Virginians older ...
MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice acknowledged on Monday that the end of COVID-19 isn't on the horizon. “I really don't believe it's going away,” he said. For the foreseeable future, he said, people may need to keep getting vaccine boosters every six months. “If that's the worst that ...
Gov. Jim Justice opened his Wednesday briefing with the grim task of reading out 85 more COVID-19 deaths in West Virginia. The total dead is now 4,219, Justice said. “More and more and more of us ought to get vaccinated,” he said. “The more of us that get vaccinated, the less that ...