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Producing thousands of swabs for COVID testing

WVU forms partnerships to supply necessary products  WVU Today With significantly increased testing a key component in the battle against COVID-19, the Innovation Hub at West Virginia University is working with WVU Medicine to churn out up to 10,000 swabs weekly to meet demands for ...

Employees and residents tested for COVID -19

Results: 1 positive out of 108 cases WVU Today Tests of more than 100 residents and workers associated with West Virginia University’s Evansdale Residential Complex are complete, with only one additional resident testing positive for COVID-19. The tests were administered after the ...

COVID -19 hotline answers nearly 12K calls

Questions range from general tips to workplace safety Fewer than 15 minutes after the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources opened its Coronavirus Hotline, the first caller dialed in. Since opening at 9:30 a.m. on March 9, hotline workers have fielded more than 11,700 ...

WVU, Mon Health CON applications completed

The West Virginia Health Authority said Certificate of Need applications by Mon Heath System and WVU Health System to build separate full-service hospitals in Marion County are complete. The next step for the two local health systems is to go through the approval process. WVU Medicine ...

State sets up hotline on virus

Still no confirmed cases found in West Virginia Even though there are no reported cases of COVID-19 in the Mountain State, Gov. Jim Justice and the state Department of Health and Human Services started an information hotline number to answer questions from individuals and medical ...

Initiative wants people to sweat

ActiveWV grants to fund 13 projects to improve activities From Wheeling to Williamson, West Virginians will gain new and improved options to get active with a leisurely stroll or bicycle ride, thanks to a statewide project involving West Virginia University. The Center for ActiveWV has ...