CONVID-19 WV ADDS 24 CASES SATURDAY

(05/10/2020)
Health officials confirmed 24 new coronavirus cases Saturday evening in West Virginia, daily total spiking up as the state is reopening.

The state’s total of cases now sits at 1,347, according to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. In total, 24 new cases were added Saturday.

The state’s death toll stands at 53 after the coronavirus-related death of a Kanawha County man was reported Saturday morning.

The case breakdown by county includes Barbour (7), Berkeley (187), Boone (8), Braxton (2), Brooke (3), Cabell (52), Clay (2), Fayette (34), Gilmer (8), Grant (3), Greenbrier (8), Hampshire (8), Hancock (12), Hardy (16), Harrison (33), Jackson (136), Jefferson (88), Kanawha (182), Lewis (4), Lincoln (5), Logan (13), Marion (46), Marshall (20), Mason (13), McDowell (6), Mercer (11), Mineral (20), Mingo (2), Monongalia (112), Monroe (6), Morgan (16), Nicholas (8), Ohio (36), Pendleton (5), Pleasants (2), Pocahontas (2), Preston (14), Putnam (27), Raleigh (9), Randolph (5), Ritchie (1), Roane (8), Summers (1), Taylor (8), Tucker (4), Tyler (3), Upshur (5), Wayne (93), Wetzel (6), Wirt (3), Wood (43), Wyoming (1). As of Saturday, there are 505 known active cases in the state. At least 775 West Virginians have recovered from the virus.