The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources reports that there have been 845 new cases of COVID-19 identified within the last 24 hours, bringing the state’s total number of active cases to 16,787. The cumulative positivity-rate has reached 3.64%, which, according to the Johns Hopkins University of Medicine Coronavirus Resource Center, is 0.31% higher than New York State.
The daily positivity-rate has soared to 7.07% on Monday. However, this is possibly due, in large part, to the low number of tests performed statewide yesterday (Sunday, Nov. 29.) Only 8,497 laboratory tests were conducted on the day, 5,392 under the state’s seven-day average of 13,889.
The W.Va. DHHR also reports that there have been six additional deaths since yesterday. Among those confirmed deceased are a 79-year-old Monroe County man, a 93-year-old Brooke County woman, an 87-year-old Brooke County woman, an 85-year-old Ritchie County woman, an 80-year-old Kanawha County woman and an 84-year-old Cabell County man.
In a message posted Monday on the DHHR’s website, Cabinet Secretary Bill Crouch said, “I urge all West Virginians to follow safety recommendations and extend our deepest sympathy to families grieving profound loss.”
The total number of deaths in West Virginia stemming from complications of COVID-19 is now 735.
As of Monday, Nov. 30, there are 597 residents hospitalized with COVID-19, 162 of whom are being cared for in the ICU, with 76 receiving treatment through ventilators. DHHR reports that 30,320 individuals previously infected with the virus have since recovered.
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