DHHR reports Barbour County death Friday, as new COVID-19 cases statewide continue to fall
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources announced Friday that 998 new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in the Mountain State. Locally, new cases were reported by the DHHR in Upshur (25), Barbour (7) and Lewis (14) counties. However, the DHHR continues to underreport nearly 400 cases in Upshur County, according to […]
Upshur County still reporting nearly 400 more COVID-19 cases than the DHHR as of Thursday morning
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources announced Thursday that 940 new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in the Mountain State. Locally, the DHHR reported new cases in Upshur (26), Barbour (12), Lewis (9), Randolph (24) and Webster (2) counties. A total of 199 cases are currently active in Upshur County, according […]
Upshur-Buckhannon Health Department looking into 400-case disparity between state and local COVID-19 numbers
The Upshur-Buckhannon Health Department said they are investigating why the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources is reporting nearly 400 fewer COVID-19 cases in Upshur County than the numbers released recently by the local health department. In a press release issued Wednesday afternoon, the Upshur-Buckhannon Health Department reported 1,703 total cases in Upshur […]
Upshur County moves to orange on COVID-19 map with 214 active cases
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources announced Tuesday that 1,011 new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in the Mountain State. Locally, new cases were reported in Upshur (16), Barbour (13), Lewis (6), Randolph (34) and Webster (2) counties. A total of 214 cases are currently active in Upshur County, according to […]
Two more Upshur County COVID-19 deaths reported Monday
A deadly week for Upshur County continued on Monday, when the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources announced that two additional residents have died from COVID-19, a 57-year old male and an 85-year old male. Upshur County has reported new deaths each of the past seven days; 19 total residents have now died […]
COVID-19 claims another Upshur County life, DHHR announces Sunday
The number of COVID-19 related deaths in Upshur County continues to increase, with the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources announcing Sunday that a 73-year old male has died from the virus. That marks the sixth straight day the county has reported a new death; the virus has now claimed 17 Upshur Countians […]
For the fifth straight day, Upshur County reports the loss of a life from COVID-19
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources announced Saturday that 1,475 new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in the Mountain State. For the fifth straight day, Upshur County reported a death caused by the virus — a 79-year old female. Sixteen county residents have now died from COVID-19, according to the DHHR. […]
Upshur and Lewis counties report new COVID-19 deaths on Friday
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources announced Friday that 1,430 new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in the Mountain State. The DHHR also reported two new COVID-19 deaths locally — a 67-year old male from Upshur County and a 77-year old female from Lewis County. Locally, new cases were reported in […]
91-year-old Upshur County woman among Thursday’s COVID-19 deaths
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources announced Thursday that 827 new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in the Mountain State. Another Upshur County resident has died from the virus, the DHHR said — a 91-year-old female. She was among 31 deaths reported statewide on Thursday. “As we face another difficult day, […]