West Virginia Governor Jim Justice has changed the time of his Wednesday virtual press briefing to 3 p.m. It was originally scheduled for 10:30 a.m.

 

The governor will provide an update on COVID-19 preparedness and response plans.

 

As of 8:30 p.m. Tuesday the number of positive cases of COVID-19 in West Virginia is 39. Counties with positive cases are Berkeley (2), Harrison (3), Jackson (2), Jefferson (3), Kanawha (4), Marshall (2), Mercer (2), Monongalia (16), Preston (1), Putnam (1), Tucker (2) and Wood (1).

 

As always we encourage all West Virginians to watch the live stream of this briefing at the following links:

 

YouTube: https://youtu.be/QSAKsNOM1es
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/WVGovernor
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wvgovernor

 

Justice and religious leaders from across West Virginia will conduct a live, statewide Day of Prayer service at noon on Thursday, to provide West Virginians an opportunity to come together in prayer during the ongoing “Stay At Home” order, put into effect Monday in efforts to help contain the spread of COVID-19.

The service will be held by leaders from many different religious backgrounds providing an opportunity for all West Virginians, no matter their religious denomination, to come together in a time of reflection and prayer.

“I really urge everyone to watch it and surely pray with us,” Gov. Justice said. “God above will hear us. He will be the one to get us through this.”

Gov. Justice has issued a proclamation, formally declaring March 25, 2020 as an official Day of Prayer in West Virginia.

Click here to view the proclamation on the Governor's website

The service will be held virtually and available for all West Virginians to watch live on television or online.