The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services (WVDHHR) reports that as of Wednesday, March 24, at 10 a.m., 448,808 people in the state of West Virginia have received their first dose of the Coronavirus vaccine. Of those, 273,061 West Virginians have been fully vaccinated.
According to information found on the WVDHHR COVID-19 dashboard, the majority of West Virginians who have received a vaccine are in the 65-74 age range (199,785) with those in the 75-84 age range close behind (127,412).
Additionally, more females have received the vaccine than males. Females account for 59% of those vaccinated, while males account for 41%.
The total number of Coronavirus cases in the state, both probable and confirmed, stands at 138,818.
There are 5,581 active cases, with 389 new cases registered since the last update on March 23.
At least 212 West Virginians are hospitalized, and 72 people have been admitted to ICUs across the state.
As of March 23, only one county is in the red — Jefferson County.
There has been a slight uptick in the daily percent positivity rate over the past week. On Wednesday, March 17, the state’s daily percent positivity rate was 3.97, now it is 4.01%.
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice continues to ask West Virginians to wear a mask and follow the safety guidelines to prevent virus spread.
In keeping with the trend of recent weeks, the governor also announced that all types of live-music performances may resume as of Thursday, March 25, and all summer camps may resume operation effective Saturday, May 1. In addition, Justice further announced that the DHHR’s color-coded County Alert System map will no longer be used for the purpose of determining high school education models.
“Now that all of our teachers, service personnel and other school employees who wanted the vaccine are vaccinated, it’s time for us to retire the map and move forward,” Justice said.
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