by Mary Wade Burnside As wildfires rage on the West Coast and Hurricane Laura finishes making her way off the East Coast, it’s no wonder that September is National Preparedness […]
Tag: Monongalia County Health Department
Mon Schools employee has COVID scare
While it began bumpy, the ride is seemingly smoothing out for the Monongalia County Schools transportation employee whose initial positive test for COVID-19 sparked fears he may have also exposed […]
Diamond Village advocate calls council action an ‘ambush’ and a ‘betrayal’
MORGANTOWN — An ambush and a betrayal. That’s how Liira Raines, who represents Our Future West Virginia and Justice for Diamond Village, described Tuesday’s decision by Morgantown City Council to […]
MCHD-Grindr campaign wins national award
Services teamed up to warn about syphilis outbreaks in area Newsroom@DominionPost.com When Monongalia County Health Department was alerted to a syphilis outbreak in spring 2019, Dr. Lee B. Smith, MCHD’s […]
Last year’s concerns are still prevalent
It’s interesting to look back at the summer of 2019 and consider the big public health concerns at the time. Two big topics were rabies and measles. Much of the […]
Smith : Timing critical to testing
Most become positive 5-7 days following exposure How helpful is a COVID-19 test? It depends. “A lot of people have far more faith in a test than what it really […]
Postcast 29 – July 24, 2020
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Postcast 28 – July 17, 2020
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City adopts mask ordinance for public buildings, penalties for noncompliance
MORGANTOWN — At midnight tonight not wearing a mask or face shield indoors in public within the city of Morgantown will become a misdemeanor punishable by a $25-$500 fine. That […]
Mon COVID-19 cases jump nearly 62% in past 5 days
In the past five days, Monongalia County has seen its COVID-19 cases jump by almost 62%. Since July 1, there have been 100 new cases, up 61.7% — for a […]
