News outlets across the state reported West Virginia saw over 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 last weekend, most of them among unvaccinated individuals. From Monday to Wednesday, the Mountain State saw almost 1,500 more new cases. The vast majority of new cases, both in West Virginia and ...
It’s an alarming story out of Louisiana: COVID-19, which was previously considered a mild threat to children, might be more dangerous than we thought. Children in Louisiana make up almost 20% of new COVID cases — the third largest number of infections in the state. Doctors warn that ...
by Jon Healey The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted millions of Americans’ rites of passage — quinceañeras, proms, graduations, weddings, etc. — and thanks to the Delta variant, the cancelations, postponements and downsizings will continue for the foreseeable future. The ...
MORGANTOWN — People are leaving for vacation. School is about to start. But the Delta variant is spreading and West Virginia is on the cusp of trouble, Gov. Jim Justice and his COVID team said Friday. “It's too late to stop this Delta variant from entering West Virginia, but it's not ...
MORGANTOWN — The Delta variant now accounts for 74% of all new COVID cases in West Virginia, up from just 10% in June, COVID-19 Czar Clay Marsh said Wednesday. “We are about to see the surge here. … We're at a critical moment for this state, I believe.” The Department of Health and ...
MORGANTOWN -- Donna Talerico said Tuesday she hopes more of Monongalia County’s students will exercise their right to bare arms before the first day of school Aug. 24. “We need our kids vaccinated,” said Talerico, the district’s deputy superintendent of schools. “That’s the ...