DHHR Reports 1,473 New COVID Cases; Harrison County's Number at 7,979; State Deaths at 3,261
By Connect-Bridgeport Staff on September 14, 2021 via Connect-Bridgeport.com
From The West Virginia Department of Helath and Human Resources: PLEASE NOTE WE ARE CONTINUING TO EXPERIENCE TECHNICAL DELAYS WITH THE DASHBOARD. THE OVERVIEW PAGE CONTAINS THE UPDATED NUMBERS FOR TODAY BUT THE DASHBOARD WILL NOT BE INTERACTIVE UNTIL THE ISSUE IS RESOLVED.
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources is reporting as of this morning (Tuesday, Sept. 14) the total number of COVID-19 cases has increased from 211,706 to 213,179; an increase of 1,473.
Tuesday's report is showing that the total number of tests given is 3,607,642 and the percentage of positive cases vs. tests given is 5.54 percent. The daily percent positive is at 15.87 percent (daily tests/confirmatory test results).
According to the DHHR website, Harrison County's numbers are at 7,979.
Please note that delays may be experienced with the reporting of information from the local health department to DHHR. As case surveillance continues at the local health department level, it may reveal that those tested in a certain county may not be a resident of that county, or even the state as an individual in question may have crossed the state border to be tested.
The total number of deaths related to the coronavirus has increased from 3,238 to 3,261.
DHHR has confirmed the deaths of an 87-year old male from Summers County, an 80-year old female from Summers County, a 52-year old male from Fayette County, a 55-year old female from Mercer County, a 49-year old male from Lincoln County, a 65-year old female from Berkeley County, a 77-year old female from Wayne County, a 48-year old female from Greenbrier County, and a 64-year old female from Lewis County.
Additional deaths reported on today’s dashboard as a result of the Bureau for Public Health’s continuing data reconciliation with the official death certificate are a 90-year old male from Preston County, a 90-year old male from Lincoln County, a 71-year old male from Mercer County, a 71-year old female from Tucker County, an 80-year old male from Monongalia County, a 79-year old male from Putnam County, an 85-year old female from Cabell County, a 45-year old male from Upshur County, a 79-year old female from Hancock County, an 89-year old male from Wood County, an 80-year old male from Mason County, an 87-year old female from Jefferson County, an 80-year old male from Tucker County, and a 66-year old male from Mercer County.
“The continued loss of West Virginians weighs heavily on all of us, with the greatest sadness borne by family and friends,” said Bill J. Crouch, DHHR Cabinet Secretary. “Please protect one another by getting vaccinated today.”
The number of active cases is at 28,035.
According to the DHHR site, there are 852 hospitalizations as of Sept. 13.
Cases Per County list below now includes confirmed and probable cases into one number.
CASES PER COUNTY: Barbour (2,175) Berkeley (15,410), Boone (2,774), Braxton (1,510), Brooke (2,644), Cabell (12,042), Calhoun (725), Clay (934), Doddridge (902), Fayette (4,775), Gilmer (1,089), Grant (1,693), Greenbrier (3,948), Hampshire (2,435), Hancock (3,323), Hardy (1,987), Harrison (7,979), Jackson (2,912), Jefferson (5,707), Kanawha (19,817), Lewis (2,129), Lincoln (2,150), Logan (4,335), Marion (5,913), Marshall (4,437), Mason (2,877), McDowell (2,171), Mercer (6,844), Mineral (3,695), Mingo (3,662), Monongalia (10,921), Monroe (1,759), Morgan (1,617), Nicholas (2,704), Ohio (5,221), Pendleton (952), Pleasants (1,174), Pocahontas (901), Preston (3,697), Putnam (6,938), Raleigh (9,212), Randolph (4,146), Ritchie (1,068), Roane (1,003), Summers (1,119), Taylor (1,707), Tucker (797), Tyler (1,083), Upshur (3,138), Wayne (4,315), Webster (835), Wetzel (2,005), Wirt (631), Wood (10,355), Wyoming (2,887).
To view more updated information from the DHHR including the county by county alert map, click HERE
The DHHR's next update is tentatively scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday.
