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West Virginia reports 341 new COVID-19 cases, 15 deaths on Tuesday

Brian Bergstrom
March 16, 2021

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources announced Tuesday that 341 new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in the Mountain State. The daily update was delayed due to technology issues and released in the early afternoon.

Locally, new cases were reported in Upshur (4), Lewis (1), Randolph (6) and Webster (3) counties.

A total of 31 cases are currently active in Upshur County, according to the DHHR.

Fifteen additional deaths have been attributed to the disease, according to the DHHR – an 81-year old male from Jackson County, a 64-year old female from Lincoln County, a 68-year old female from Logan County, an 85-year old male from Boone County, a 53-year old male from Lincoln County, a 53-year old female from Cabell County, an 81-year old male from Marion County, a 64-year old male from Kanawha County, a 71-year old female from Wayne County, a 79-year old female from Wood County, a 71-year old male from Preston County, an 80-year old male from Wood County, an 80-year old male from Cabell County, a 69-year old female from Logan County and a 74-year old female from Boone County.

“The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of March 16, 2021, there have been 2,311,744 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 136,019 total cases and 2,546 total deaths,” according to a press release.

About 5,176 West Virginia cases remain active, according DHHR data. Of the cases that are no longer active, 128,297 people have recovered and 2,546 have died. The daily percent positive was 3.21%.

A total of 246,568 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 (1,294), Berkeley (10,078), Boone (1,649), Braxton (795), Brooke (2,041), Cabell (8,099), Calhoun (235), Clay (384), Doddridge (488), Fayette (2,793), Gilmer (723), Grant (1,139), Greenbrier (2,449), Hampshire (1,570), Hancock (2,600), Hardy (1,325), Harrison (4,974), Jackson (1,701), Jefferson (3,734), Kanawha (12,433), Lewis (1,066), Lincoln (1,294), Logan (2,833), Marion (3,793), Marshall (3,110), Mason (1,818), McDowell (1,389), Mercer (4,303), Mineral (2,607), Mingo (2,204), Monongalia (8,328), Monroe (985), Morgan (950), Nicholas (1,274), Ohio (3,717), Pendleton (625), Pleasants (812), Pocahontas (601), Preston (2,635), Putnam (4,364), Raleigh (4,996), Randolph (2,436), Ritchie (633), Roane (510), Summers (707), Taylor (1,106), Tucker (510), Tyler (640), Upshur (1,728), Wayne (2,638), Webster (383), Wetzel (1,119), Wirt (364), Wood (7,263), Wyoming (1,774).