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The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources announced Monday that 285 new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in the Mountain State.
Locally, new cases were reported in Lewis (3), Randolph (1) and Webster (3) counties.
A total of 18 cases are currently active in Upshur County, according to the DHHR.
No additional deaths have been attributed to the disease over the past 24 hours, according to the DHHR.
“The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of May 3, 2021, there have been 2,740,117 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 154,207 total cases and 2,686 deaths,” according to a press release.
About 7,201 West Virginia cases remain active, according DHHR data. Of the cases that are no longer active, 144,316 people have recovered and2,686 have died. The daily percent positive was 6.63%.
A total of 648,651 people have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 in West Virginia, meaning they have received both doses of the vaccine, the DHHR said.
CASES PER COUNTY: Barbour (1,411), Berkeley (12,153), Boone (1,976), Braxton (903), Brooke (2,170), Cabell (8,599), Calhoun (284), Clay (475), Doddridge (573), Fayette (3,380), Gilmer (798), Grant (1,268), Greenbrier (2,756), Hampshire (1,767), Hancock (2,767), Hardy (1,502), Harrison (5,605), Jackson (2,037), Jefferson (4,531), Kanawha (14,688), Lewis (1,160), Lincoln (1,445), Logan (3,045), Marion (4,326), Marshall (3,381), Mason (1,984), McDowell (1,545), Mercer (4,733), Mineral (2,822), Mingo (2,516), Monongalia (9,120), Monroe (1,114), Morgan (1,143), Nicholas (1,600), Ohio (4,150), Pendleton (698), Pleasants (862), Pocahontas (661), Preston (2,848), Putnam (5,035), Raleigh (6,638), Randolph (2,532), Ritchie (693), Roane (604), Summers (801), Taylor (1,212), Tucker (524), Tyler (689), Upshur (1,843), Wayne (3,014), Webster (474), Wetzel (1,287), Wirt (406), Wood (7,693), Wyoming (1,966).
